Anchor Studio Talk with Architect Rolfe Kentish

Join architect Rolfe Kentish at Anchor Studios in Newlyn as he describes the story of its life as a studio and painting school, and its recent restoration.

The Grade II* Anchor Studio has been at the heart of cultural life in Newlyn since the 1880s, used initially for over 60 years by Stanhope and Elizabeth Forbes, two of the most important Newlyn School artists, and then by John Wells, one of the principal St Ives Modernists. Following the death of John Wells, Anchor Studio was gifted to the Borlase Smart Memorial Fund in 2002, which changed its name to the Borlase Smart John Wells Trust in recognition of this bequest.

Date: Friday 25 September 2026
Time: 10.30am - 12pm
Tickets: £8 + booking fee, available online here
Location: Anchor Studio, Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn, TR18 5JJ
Please note the building is on a steeply sloping sight with no step free access available to the interior. There is no parking at the studio, we recommend parking at Newlyn harbour or St Peter's Hill car park.