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Porthmeor Studios Open

A St Ives landmark which has been home to artists and fishermen for 150 years is back in use. Porthmeor Studios has undergone a £4 million facelift.

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St Ives landmark re-opens

Porthmeor Studios has been home to artists and fishermen for 150 years Credit: ITV Westcountry

A St Ives landmark which has been home to artists and fishermen for one hundred and fifty years is back in use. Porthmeor Studios has undergone a four million pound facelift. It was in such a poor state, parts of the building were in danger of collapse.

The fishermen are housed in former pilchard cellars, the artists above them in purpose built studios.

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