It was here that British artist Stanley Spencer was born in 1891, and it was here that he lived until his death in 1959. It was here, too, that the celebrated visionary absorbed the ideas and ...

That Marvellous Atmosphere at the Stanley Spencer Gallery in Cookham hones in on the artist’s last major work, Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta (1952-9). The ambitious painting, just over 2m x 5m, ...