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[Whitby 1887]
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One
day while rummaging through a second hand curio shop I came across a
faded old photograph taken over 100 years ago. It was of an old cobbled
street in far away Whitby, Yorkshire, and the following year I travelled
to the town and booked bed and breakfast at a little pub called the
Black Swan. For the next few days I talked to as many of the locals
as possible about my research. The name of the street was Church Street
and the famous Captain Cook once lived there. The building with the
little overhang to the left was examined by me in such detail that the
owner finally came out and invited me in for a closer look. I hope that
looking at the painting will give you the same enjoyment that I received
when painting it.
[The Pub]
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One
memory that always stand out for me when I see a pub is the great songs
they always used to sing inside. Living just across the road from the
Fox and Duck we always knew when closing time had arrived, the songs
growing fainter as the singers walked home still vocalizing. Today when
I am in the area, I always stop in for a thirst quencher and to partake
of some of the best food available anywhere. Their roast beef and Yorkshire
pudding are just unbeatable.
[Memories of England] --
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This
is a composite of all my favourite places and things in England. The
time is summer of 1950. On the left is my favourite pub, the Fox &
Duck, across the road are shops, typical of the period. The Beano and
Dandy comic books are on sale at the news agents with Walls ice cream
on sale next door. An English red mail box can be seen down the road
with a double decker bus in the distance. Many other details can be
seen with closer examination.
[A Vision of Yesteryear] --
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This
scene of an old Sheffield tram slowing down to pick up passengers 90
years ago has changed little. Good old number 177 (a jam jar, my dad
called it) met its end in 1929 in the scrap yard. The people portrayed
here have all gone to their rewards. However, Wards Ales are still around
as are the buildings shown here. One resident might still be around
today, he's walking down the road on the picture's left wearing a Victorian
suit. You have to look very hard -- you see, he's a ghost.
[William's Mill] --
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A
favourite fishing spot located in Bowmanville, Ontario. It was said
that the dam held a good stock of Brown Trout before it was drained
many years ago. I was fortunate to be invited on a fishing trip there
in 1955 and the picture is my memory of it. The mill was one in which
a local farmer would drive his truck into the upper level and unload
his corn, drive back into a lower level and pick up his produce in the
form of filled sacks. Water was required as the grinding power and that
was the reason for the dam.
[Crookes Junction] --
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"Crookes
Junction" reflects a time period of the early 1920's in Sheffiled,
England. Located on the same steet as the artist's home depicted in
"Springtime Memories" these shops and businesses still brim
with activity today. Although they have changed over the years, they
remain nostalgic to those who remember the era. During this period the
horse and cart were slowly being replaced by a faster method of transportation,
the tram. Notice the overcast sky common to Sheffield's early industry!
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