About Gallery on the Green, Settle

The Upper Settle phone box was purchasd by Settle Town Council in early 2009 under the BT ' Adopt a Kiosk' scheme. As part of the scheme, the phone was removed and the Council were free to use the kiosk as they chose. It was agreed that Cultivating Settle would manage the facility and set up a community art gallery. Grant funding was obtained from Craven District Council and Settle Town Council. Volunteers and local residents refurbished the phone box, inside and out.

We think that the Gallery on the Green is the smallest art gallery in the world. If you know of a smaller one, please let us know! The Gallery on the Green is a project run by part time volunteers from Cultivating Settle and residents of The Green, Upper Settle. Gallery on the Green is sponsored by Settle Town Council. The Gallery on the Green was featured on BBC Breakfast TV on 11th July 2009, the day it was officially launched.

The Upper Settle phone box is of the K6 type and was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 to commemorate George the Fifth's Silver Jubilee.

The volunteers are supported by local artists Mike Crompton and Sam Dalby, who are providing their own artworks to get us started.