Pastoral

Pastoral, oil on canvas, 76cm x 102cm

The journey along the Humber takes us to the fish docks of Hull. Once a thriving community, the buildings stand sad and derelict - Hull's fishing industry victim to the "Cod Wars" of 1960s/70s.

The Hull trawlers sailed out of the fish docks, St Andrew's Dock, where iconic buildings still stand as a reminder of a lost industry and way of life.  

    Watercolour sketch, Lord Line building, St Andrew's Quay

Lord Line was a major shipping line sailing from Hull. Its headquarters rise up from the wasteland, once a busy dock filled with trawlers. The fishing industry supported families in the Hessle Road area of Hull which was a very close community. 

I sketched the remains of the lock gates and staging where the ships would temporarily moor up. Their devasted condition testimony to their past.