The Fry Art Gallery in Saffron Walden, Essex was opened in 1987 and houses an impressive number of paintings, prints, illustrations, wallpapers and decorative designs by artists of the 20th century and the present day who have local connections and have made a significant contribution to their field. There is an emphasis on those who for a variety of reasons settled in Great Bardfield from the early thirties and the death in 1983 of John Aldridge RA who had lived in the village for fifty years.