Townhouse Spitalfields

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Lapada MemberTown House is a gallery, shop and coffee shop that has been in an early eighteenth century building opposite Hawksmoor’s Christ Church in Spitalfields, for more than twenty years.

During that time, it has gradually changed from an antique shop to one that now sells a range of ceramics, both new and old, books, art and interesting antiques when I find them. We also have a coffee shop in an old kitchen selling home made cakes, including Queen cakes made from a recipe that’s the same date as the building.

We host regular exhibitions by contemporary artists in the gallery across the courtyard behind the shop: Doreen Fletcher, Chris Thompson, Eleanor Crow and Nicholas Borden have all exhibited here recently. And for two months in the summer we hold Town House Open featuring works by new and known artists.

If you are interested in hearing about the exhibitions or workshops we host here, sign up to our mailing list, follow us on Instagram or visit us!

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Come and visit us in the heart of Spitalfields.
We welcome visitors Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 6pm
and Sunday 11.30am to 5.30pm.








Find Us

Tube: Liverpool Street
Overground: Shoreditch High Street
Bus: No 242 runs along Commercial Street, otherwise any that go to Bishopsgate
Opening Hours: Tues to Sat 11am – 6pm. Sun 11.30am – 5.30pm. Closed Bank Holidays.
Telephone: +44 20 7247 4745
Address: 5 Fournier Street, London, E1 6QE

Exhibitions and Events

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Last chance to visit Cityscape here and the doorways of Spitalfields, exhibition ends Sunday

#cityscape #spitalfieldsdoors #townhousegallery #exhibition

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Last chance to visit Cityscape here and the doorways of Spitalfields, exhibition ends Sunday #cityscape #spitalfieldsdoors #townhousegallery #exhibition

Last chance to visit Cityscape here and the doorways of Spitalfields, exhibition ends Sunday

#cityscape #spitalfieldsdoors #townhousegallery #exhibition ...

Soul biscuits here for Halloween and thanks to @jesliberty for carving our happy pumpkin (& the photo)

#soulbiscuits #happypumpkin

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Soul biscuits here for Halloween and thanks to @jesliberty for carving our happy pumpkin (& the photo) #soulbiscuits #happypumpkin

Soul biscuits here for Halloween and thanks to @jesliberty for carving our happy pumpkin (& the photo)

#soulbiscuits #happypumpkin ...

Richard Swallow on the starting point for his paintings in Cityscape, exhibition runs until Sunday 3rd November

#cityscape #stpauls #exhibition #spitalfields

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Richard Swallow on the starting point for his paintings in Cityscape, exhibition runs until Sunday 3rd November #cityscape #stpauls #exhibition #spitalfields

Richard Swallow on the starting point for his paintings in Cityscape, exhibition runs until Sunday 3rd November

#cityscape #stpauls #exhibition #spitalfields ...

Brick, wooden shutters and windows - @marielenclos in Spitalfields

Exhibition ends Sunday 13th October

#stilllight #exhibition #spitalfields #gallery

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Brick, wooden shutters and windows - @marielenclos in Spitalfields Exhibition ends Sunday 13th October #stilllight #exhibition #spitalfields #gallery

Brick, wooden shutters and windows - @marielenclos in Spitalfields

Exhibition ends Sunday 13th October

#stilllight #exhibition #spitalfields #gallery ...

Marie Lenclos on the inspiration for her paintings from Haggerston to Spitalfields in her exhibition Still Light - continues here until 13th October

#haggerstontospitalfields #stilllight #gallery #exhibition #spitalfields #thisweekend

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Marie Lenclos on the inspiration for her paintings from Haggerston to Spitalfields in her exhibition Still Light - continues here until 13th October #haggerstontospitalfields #stilllight #gallery #exhibition #spitalfields #thisweekend

Marie Lenclos on the inspiration for her paintings from Haggerston to Spitalfields in her exhibition Still Light - continues here until 13th October

#haggerstontospitalfields #stilllight #gallery #exhibition #spitalfields #thisweekend ...

And lastly, Sarah Gray’s Little Quilt of Thoughts to end Rock Paper Scissors here. Something treasured, something found…

#rockpaperscissors #openexhibition #gallery #spitalfields #quilting #textileart #lastday

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And lastly, Sarah Gray’s Little Quilt of Thoughts to end Rock Paper Scissors here. Something treasured, something found… #rockpaperscissors #openexhibition #gallery #spitalfields #quilting #textileart #lastday

And lastly, Sarah Gray’s Little Quilt of Thoughts to end Rock Paper Scissors here. Something treasured, something found…

#rockpaperscissors #openexhibition #gallery #spitalfields #quilting #textileart #lastday ...

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YouTube Video VVVjMUFDaUQ3eEhpOVd3c3pwWGUtUm1nLmRndUNfSWFZdUZV ELEANOR CROW Falling Light 5 Fournier Street, Spitalfields, London, E1 6QE 21 June–6 July 2025 An exhibition of 38 new interior and still life oil paintings by Eleanor Crow Many of these paintings are made in kitchens – the hub and heart of the house, café or restaurant, and the most repeatedly visited space. Kitchens are often a repository of things collected throughout life and contain things that have been handed down, creating an ongoing history, or a story. Once these spaces were hidden away; now we want to be in them, to see what is happening there. Kitchens are like a theatre, the objects in them the props; a kitchen lays open the skill, labour and love necessary to the alchemy of raw ingredients being transmuted into food. The ongoing activity of domestic life means that items are constantly moved or replaced, while the light shifts and changes as Eleanor paints, so that nothing is ever quite fixed. She seeks to paint those unrepeatable moments of light falling in a particular way, over particular things, in a particular place… http://www.eleanorcrow.org/ Instagram: @e.crow.studio Twitter: @ECrow_Painting
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Eleanor Crow - Falling Light
Townhouse Spitalfields June 25, 2025 10:48 am
ELEANOR CROW Falling Light 5 Fournier Street, Spitalfields, London, E1 6QE 21 June–6 July 2025 An exhibition of 38 new interior and still life oil paintings by Eleanor Crow Many of these paintings are made in kitchens – the hub and heart of the house, café or restaurant, and the most repeatedly visited space. Kitchens are often a repository of things collected throughout life and contain things that have been handed down, creating an ongoing history, or a story. Once these spaces were hidden away; now we want to be in them, to see what is happening there. Kitchens are like a theatre, the objects in them the props; a kitchen lays open the skill, labour and love necessary to the alchemy of raw ingredients being transmuted into food. The ongoing activity of domestic life means that items are constantly moved or replaced, while the light shifts and changes as Eleanor paints, so that nothing is ever quite fixed. She seeks to paint those unrepeatable moments of light falling in a particular way, over particular things, in a particular place… http://www.eleanorcrow.org/ Instagram: @e.crow.studio Twitter: @ECrow_Painting

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YouTube Video VVVjMUFDaUQ3eEhpOVd3c3pwWGUtUm1nLmRndUNfSWFZdUZV

Eleanor Crow - Falling Light

Townhouse Spitalfields June 25, 2025 10:48 am

Richard Swallow’s new exhibition Cityscape new paintings of East London, the Thames and further afield opens here on Saturday 19th October: – There is nothing that excites me more than the urban landscape. Walking along the Thames or through the streets of Spitalfields the architecture couldn’t be more disparate. From steel and glass of the new riverside around St. Pauls to the intimate beauty of Spitalfields. Tall and elegant Georgian facades, rich with classical details, mellow brick and enchanting doors contrast with the vast glass buildings of the encroaching modern city. Richard trained as an artist at the Newcastle School of Art. An accomplished illustrator his work has appeared in numerous publications including The Times and Radio Times. After graduating Richard worked as a lecturer, broadcaster and newsreader for the BBC & later ITV, before taking up painting again. Richard will be in the gallery on the opening day and all the works in the exhibition will be on the homepage of the website from the opening morning.

Richard Swallow’s new exhibition Cityscape new paintings of East London, the Thames and further afield opens here on Saturday 19th October: –

There is nothing that excites me more than the urban landscape. Walking along the Thames or through the streets of Spitalfields the architecture couldn’t be more disparate. From steel and glass of the new riverside around St. Pauls to the intimate beauty of Spitalfields. Tall and elegant Georgian facades, rich with classical details, mellow brick and enchanting doors contrast with the vast glass buildings of the encroaching modern city.

Richard trained as an artist at the Newcastle School of Art. An accomplished illustrator his work has appeared in numerous publications including The Times and Radio Times. After graduating Richard worked as a lecturer, broadcaster and newsreader for the BBC & later ITV, before taking up painting again.

Richard will be in the gallery on the opening day and all the works in the exhibition will be on the homepage of the website from the opening morning.

YouTube Video VVVjMUFDaUQ3eEhpOVd3c3pwWGUtUm1nLnRYWlhUd25TUE1v

Richard Swallow -Cityscape

Townhouse Spitalfields October 21, 2024 9:30 am

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Marie Lenclos - Still Light

Townhouse Spitalfields September 29, 2024 2:52 pm

Part II Original Prints, Mixed Media and Watercolours 31st August – 22nd September The Ceramics and Sculpture will be on show throughout. It’s always an exciting moment as we get ready for the exhibition: around one hundred artists coming together here to show their work. There is no specific theme again and so there is a wide variety of both subjects and styles by artists who have exhibited at Town House in previous years and many who are new to the Open. And many of the artists will be in the gallery over the course of the exhibition, especially at the weekends, so come and meet them… www.townhousespitalfields.com

Part II Original Prints, Mixed Media and Watercolours 31st August – 22nd September

The Ceramics and Sculpture will be on show throughout.

It’s always an exciting moment as we get ready for the exhibition: around one hundred artists coming together here to show their work. There is no specific theme again and so there is a wide variety of both subjects and styles by artists who have exhibited at Town House in previous years and many who are new to the Open. And many of the artists will be in the gallery over the course of the exhibition, especially at the weekends, so come and meet them…

www.townhousespitalfields.com

YouTube Video VVVjMUFDaUQ3eEhpOVd3c3pwWGUtUm1nLmJtTi1wM2ZYQ01z

Town House Open Exhibition Part II

Townhouse Spitalfields September 3, 2024 8:25 am

Part I Paintings 6th – 28th July

Part I Paintings 6th – 28th July

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Town House Open 2024 Part 1

Townhouse Spitalfields July 7, 2024 3:00 pm

Doreen Fletcher returns for her fifth exhibition at Town House with east a collection of new work …… Since her first exhibition Lost Time opened here in June 2016 Doreen has been our most popular artist and her exhibitions here are eagerly anticipated.

Doreen Fletcher returns for her fifth exhibition at Town House with east a collection of new work …… Since her first exhibition Lost Time opened here in June 2016 Doreen has been our most popular artist and her exhibitions here are eagerly anticipated.

YouTube Video VVVjMUFDaUQ3eEhpOVd3c3pwWGUtUm1nLmFRQXREZW1hakVV

Doreen Fletcher - east

Townhouse Spitalfields June 5, 2024 3:30 pm

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