Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm
We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.
On Friday 18 September, the Kettle’s Yard will be closed for a private event.
Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm
We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.
On Friday 18 September, the Kettle’s Yard will be closed for a private event.
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1937-2024
Born in Surbiton, Surrey, Illsley worked as an apprentice stonemason in 1950s, while attending evening classes at Kingston Art School. In the 1960s he worked at the Leach Pottery, in St Ives. In 1986 he returned to London, where he continued to work as a painter, sculptor and jewellery maker up until his death in 2024.
