Light floods into this Mid-Century modernist house making it an ideal art lovers’ home.

Somerton Art S P A C E was established in 2022 by Jill Hayfield and John Sandford to showcase contemporary and abstract art in their home. It brings to a new setting their experience from the gallery they established at Holme Castle Hotel 30 years ago. Jill is a Crafts Council accredited felt maker and textile artist with many years’ experience.

Two ground floor reception rooms form the exhibition spaces and are used to display 3D and wall hung artwork. With a hillside landscape backdrop, the garden and patio are utilised to present sculpture in a domestic setting.

The gallery is open for specific events and at other times by arrangement. It is located 0.8 of a mile from Holmfirth at the junction of Burnlee Green and Liphill Bank Road. Due to the nature of the building, it is not suitable for wheelchair users.

Somerton was designed in 1965 by local Architect Arthur Quarmby and has been extended and lovingly eco-renovated under the guidance of Julian Harrap Architects.