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Dyson gallery delayed

VACUUM cleaner tycoon Sir James Dyson has had to postpone plans to open an art gallery at his home near Chipping Sodbury.

Sir James and his wife Lady Deirdre Dyson met in 1966 while studying at London’s Byam Shaw School of Art.

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Over the years they have built up a collection of painting and sculpture including works by Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and David Hockney.

Two years ago the billionaire couple were given planning permission to build a gallery at their Dodington Park estate home.

Some neighbouring residents had raised concerns about the effect of visitor traffic on nearby narrow country lanes, but it was approved by South Gloucestershire Council planners.

Council leader Toby Savage wrote in support of the application, saying it would "be a very exciting string to the bow of local tourism".

At the time the project was intended to be finished in time to open this year, with the public allowed access for 28 days a year.

But a spokesperson for Sir James told the Voice the opening had been delayed until next year.

They said: “Due to not unusual planning and building delays, we are now looking to open the gallery in 2024.”

The Dysons' architects Wilkinson Eyre told planners the gallery would be "a generous philanthropic gift for the enjoyment of the public", putting the “extensive” art collection on public display for the first time.

They described the setting as a walled garden at the edge of the couple’s estate, adding: "Various historic, listed features of the garden are preserved and enhanced by the gallery design, including original brick walls and a cottage all dating from the eighteenth century.

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"The structure is designed to be low key but modern, discreet and in tune with its surroundings. It is comprised of ground and basement levels and is based on a grid of steel columns clad in bronze panels chosen to echo the tone of the surrounding brick walls."