Biography

Anne Walke - 188 - 1965

Born in London, Anne Walke (née Fearon) moved to Cornwall after her marriage to Bernard Walke, who was a Curate in Fowey at the time. Having studied at both the Chelsea and London Schools of Art, she continued to paint, exhibiting regularly in London, including at the Royal Academy.

In 1912, Bernard Walke was offered the post as Vicar of St. Hilary Church, where the couple stayed for over twenty years. The couple were close friends of many of the ‘Lamorna Group’ of artists, and Bernard invited several of the artists - including Dod and Ernest Procter, Laura Knight and Harold Harvey - to join Anne in decorating the church with religious panels and altar pieces.

Anne frequently painted religious subjects, and as well as her contribution to the decoration of St Hilary, she also painted commissions for other churches, including the altarpiece triptych for Truro Cathedral.