Shore at South Shields, co. Durham - Original Painting by Alfred Heaton Cooper (1863 - 1929)

Shore at South Shields, co. Durham - Original Painting by Alfred Heaton Cooper (1863 - 1929)This wonderfully atmospheric watercolour, painted perhaps in the early 20th century, shows a couple of fishermen with their coble, a traditional, flat bottomed clinker built fishing boat, discussing the prospects of laying lobster pots on a bright morning off Marsden Rocks, which lie east of South Shields. Cobles are still used in the North East today, though they generally now have diesel engines in place of their original lug sails. Set within a

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is the prettiest mere of all : stand back from its outlet and drink in the picture - the narrow dark band of water

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