Fylde Gallery at Lytham Hall
The Fylde Gallery at Lytham Hall has been funded by and is managed by Fylde Council. The Fylde Gallery at Lytham Hall contains a year round changing programme of curated exhibitions of the Lytham St Annes Art Collection and there will also be visiting collections from time to time. It is free to visit, with donations very welcome to re invest into the art collection.
Image above from the latest curated exhibition – opened 27 Nov 2025: Legacy: Donor Spotlight
Welcome to the Fylde Gallery at Lytham Hall
We invite you to experience the Lytham St Annes Art Collection as never before, in the newly refurbished Fylde Gallery at Lytham Hall. We look forward to welcoming you. The current exhibition is a guest installation away from the Lytham St Annes Art Collection. The Lytham St Annes Art Collection is a significant public art collection. Previously sited at Fylde Council’s Town Hall, it is one of the largest and most diverse Town Hall collections in the country. Comprised entirely of works amassed through public donation, the collection contains works by notable artists such as Henry Fuseli and Charles Burton Barber, as well as works by lauded local and regional artists.
Our latest exhibition is: Legacy: Donor Spotlight – the Lytham St Annes Art Collection
Legacy: Donor Spotlight shines a light on the key figures, past and present, who have played a significant role in the formation and development of the Lytham St Annes Art Collection.
The Lytham St Annes Art Collection is one of the most significant Town Hall collections in the country. On 29 June 1925 the first painting was presented to the Council by John Booth (1856-1941), son of Edwin Henry Booth (1829-1899), who founded the eponymous grocery business which still operates across the North West today. Booth donated The Herd Lassie (1876) by Richard Ansdell (1815-1885) to the townspeople of Lytham St Annes and wished for it to be ‘a nucleus for the formation of an art gallery’ and hoped that it would promote the cultural significance of the thriving town. This generous donation set a precedent that inspired eminent residents to donate artworks, the most prolific of which was Alderman James Herbert Dawson (1867-1963) who donated over 50 artefacts to the Collection.
Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11am to 4pm (last entry 3.30pm).
Upcoming Programme
Legacy: Donor Spotlight
Lytham St Annes Art Collection
27/11/25 – 10/01/26
In Conversation with the Collection
Fylde Women Artists
29/01/26 – 28/02/26
Visiting the Fylde Gallery at Lytham Hall
Please note the gallery will be open on limited days each week and is located on the first floor of the grade one listed Lytham Hall. There will be volunteers to welcome you during operational hours for any questions you may have. The gallery can be accessed by a stairway adjacent to the entrance to the inner courtyard close to the café and administrative offices of Lytham Hall. Entrance to the gallery is free, but voluntary donations are very welcome and every penny will be reinvested back into the Lytham St Annes Art Collection, held in Trust by Fylde Council. There will be guest curated exhibitions programmed into the gallery from time to time. Pease note that there is no lift to this gallery and there will be CCTV in operation within the gallery and any data held will be in line with legal requirements. We are very grateful for the support of Heritage Trust for the North West (HTNW) on the Fylde Gallery at Lytham Hall.
