Marianne North Gallery

Marianne North was a British minister's daughter, who devoted her life to painting flowers and plants from all over the world. Some of the countries included North America, South America, Asia and Africa, but she also painted local plants. The Marianne North Gallery was built in the 1880s to present to the public her paintings, and has now 832 botanical paintings. Some are of landscapes, but most are close ups of plans and have a more scientific take rather than a touristic one.

In the Victorian era, Marianne North was considered a marginal girl, she never married and spent her life traveling.