Burton Art Gallery in Bideford

'Celebrating, exhibiting and nurturing all kinds of artists since being established on 31 October 1951 by local businessman Thomas Burton, and Hubert Coop, a successful artist ... Throughout Coop’s life, he amassed a fine collection of paintings, porcelain and antiques, and because he felt that there was a special appreciation of the arts in Bideford, he left his collection to the town, provided that it would be "properly housed". The Coop collection now forms the basis of The Permanent Collection.'