点评:The building itself is quite stunning and completely at odds with the residential streets surrounding it. Together with Tripadvisor reviews, it led us to believe that there was more than was really offered inside.
A whole gallery was closed and undergoing decoration.
There were some interesting exhibitions focussing on local life, although the walls the photos and paintings were hung on were badly in need of some love. Beige/cream walls rarely show off whatever’s hung on them effectively.
We were told by one of the staff that an exhibition (advertised as opening back in August) was still in the process of being set up. Really? At the end of September? Whilst some of the bits and pieces in it were quite striking, the whole thing came across as a rather pretentious A Level student’s offering. Sorry.
The cafe looked good with some nice cakes on display but we didn’t stay as we were on en route to Liverpool. It looked to be well supported by locals. There was a largish car park to the side of the gallery which was helpful.
Overall I’m glad we popped in but it wouldn’t be worth a detour in my opinion.
翻译:建筑本身非常漂亮,与周围的住宅街道完全不协调。结合 Tripadvisor 的评论,我们认为里面的东西比实际提供的要多。
整个画廊都关闭了,正在装修。
有一些有趣的展览关注当地生活,尽管挂着照片和画作的墙壁急需一些爱。米色/奶油色的墙壁很少能有效地展示挂在上面的东西。
一名工作人员告诉我们,一个展览(广告上说是 8 月份开幕)仍在筹备中。真的吗?9 月底?虽然里面的一些零碎东西非常引人注目,但整个展览给人的感觉就像是一个相当自命不凡的 A 级学生的作品。抱歉。
咖啡馆看起来不错,陈列着一些漂亮的蛋糕,但我们没有留下来,因为我们正前往利物浦。它似乎得到了当地人的大力支持。画廊一侧有一个相当大的停车场,很有帮助。
总的来说,我很高兴我们来到这里,但在我看来,这里不值得绕道而行。