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| On display in Cleethorpes - this and other studies by Ernest Worrall |
PAINTINGS by forgotten artist Ernest Worrall will be on display in Cleethorpes Town Hall until Friday (September 20).
It is the first time for 10 years that the public will have had a chance to view them, their last outing having been in an exhibition at Cleethorpes Discovery Centre.
It is the first time for 10 years that the public will have had a chance to view them, their last outing having been in an exhibition at Cleethorpes Discovery Centre.
In 1943, Grimsby Borough Council commissioned Worrall to create a series of watercolour paintings recording the impact of the Second World War on Grimsby.
As a major port, the docks were being used to convert fishing boats into armed vessels.
This made the area a key target, and it was bombed heavily throughout the war.
Worrall captured scenes of bomb damage and wartime activity on the docks, creating beautiful yet heart-breaking scenes of the destruction inflicted on the town.
For instance, there are scenes depicting bomb damage in Dudley Street, Heneage Road, Dudley Street and at two churches - St James and All Saints.
As a major port, the docks were being used to convert fishing boats into armed vessels.
This made the area a key target, and it was bombed heavily throughout the war.
Worrall captured scenes of bomb damage and wartime activity on the docks, creating beautiful yet heart-breaking scenes of the destruction inflicted on the town.
For instance, there are scenes depicting bomb damage in Dudley Street, Heneage Road, Dudley Street and at two churches - St James and All Saints.
The paintings are from the collections of North East Lincolnshire Museum Service.
Footnote: Born in London, Worrall was captured by the Germans while serving as a machine gunner in the First World War but managed to escape the following year. In 1932, he moved to Grimsby where he worked as a teacher at Wintringham Grammar School. Following retirement, he moved to Sussex.
Footnote: Born in London, Worrall was captured by the Germans while serving as a machine gunner in the First World War but managed to escape the following year. In 1932, he moved to Grimsby where he worked as a teacher at Wintringham Grammar School. Following retirement, he moved to Sussex.
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