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Title
Perch Rock - New Brighton 1829
Artist
Lianne Schneider
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Painting/photographic Art
Description
Hand painted digitally from black and white sketch in an old book I purchased - public domain.
From Wikipedia:
New Brighton is a British seaside resort forming part of the town of Wallasey, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in the metropolitan county of Merseyside, England. It is located at the northeastern tip of the Wirral Peninsula, within the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, and has sandy beaches which line the Irish Sea.
Up to the 19th century, the area had a reputation for smuggling and wrecking, and secret underground cellars and tunnels are still rumoured to exist. It also had a strategic position at the entrance to the Mersey Estuary.
The Perch Rock battery was completed in 1829. It mounted 18 guns, mostly 32 pounders, with 3 6-inch guns installed in 1899. Originally cut off at high tide, coastal reclamation has since made it fully accessible.
In 1830, a Liverpool merchant, James Atherton, purchased much of the land at Rock Point, which enjoyed views out to sea and across the Mersey and had a good beach. His aim was to develop it as a desirable residential and watering place for the gentry, in a similar way to Brighton, one of the most elegant seaside resorts of that Regency period - hence "New Brighton". Substantial development began soon afterwards, and housing began to spread up the hillside overlooking the estuary - a former gunpowder magazine being closed down in 1851.
During the latter half of the 19th century, New Brighton developed as a very popular seaside resort serving Liverpool and the Lancashire industrial towns, and many of the large houses were converted to inexpensive hotels. A pier was opened in the 1860s, and the promenade from Seacombe to New Brighton was built in the 1890s. This served both as a recreational amenity in its own right, and to link up the developments along the estuary, and was later extended westwards towards Leasowe.
The river Mersey and the resort were described by the diarist Francis Kilvert in 1872 as: "crowded with vessels of all sorts moving up and down the river, ships, barques, brigs, brigantines, schooners, cutters, colliers, tugs, steamboats, lighters, "flats", everything from the huge emigrant liner steamship with four masts to the tiny sailing and rowing boat. "At New Brighton there are beautiful sands stretching for miles along the coast and the woods were green down to the salt water's edge. The sands were covered with middle class Liverpool folks and children out for a holiday."
The New Brighton Tower, the tallest in the country, was opened in 1900 but closed in 1919, largely due to lack of maintenance during World War I. Dismantling of the tower was complete by 1921.
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ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS - JOETTA
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COMFORTABLE ART - JIM
ART FROM THE PAST - JOUKO
BEACH SCENES - JIM
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Copyright Lianne Schneider 2013
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November 23rd, 2013
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Houston, Te - United States
Always, you do these with so much passion, Lianne, draws me right in, to another time and place. xox
Vancouver, B. - Canada
Fabulous Lianne you create such beauty one wants to travel there! Stunning scene! Fl
Rancho Mirage, CA - United States
Dear Lianne, you are such a wonderful artist, this is simply so beautiful everydetail..love it Sherri fvl
Strykersville, NY - United States
My apologies in the delay in thanking the hosts - Usha, Sandra and Catalina - for featuring this image in their lovely groups: DIGITAL PAINTING, MEMORIES AND NOSTALGIA and SEASIDE. I'm incredibly honored. And to each of you below who have left such lovely messages of encouragement, my heartfelt gratitude. I hope that I've been able to repay your gift in kind by a personal visit to your work. If I haven't yet, I certainly will soon!
Clearwater, FL - United States
lovely work of art, Lianne. Well done! I've been away for almost 3 months. Nice to see your work again.
Lianne Schneider replied:
Totally delighted to see you Matt!!! Was worried. And thank you for your lovely comment. xo
Lake Country, BC - Canada
Lianne~~I'm always drawn to this type of magnificent seascape scene! Beautiful work! F&L&T!
Shepherdstown, WV - United States
Yet another lovely seascape Lianne - is there no end to your creativity!
Cottonwood, AZ - United States
Congratulations on being selected for a Feature in our group . . . Your work deserves the recognition! ...
Rishikesh, Ut - India
Very much Objective Photograph.I like the people action on Seashore and birds.This composition is so good ,gives the viewer a much wider look of a Sea beach.Wonderful textures and flow of sea waters.L/F
Pueblo, CO - United States
Amazing! I love this one so much. Great colors and composition and mood. Instant v/f and pin with acknowledgments.
Cottonwood, AZ - United States
Thank You for Submitting your Artwork.... Liked the subject, description, technique, composition, and color... So this week it was Published in the Internet publication ARTISTS NEWS.... Make sure you are subscribed, so you can Promote weekly... YOU or Friends Can use Ctl-C to copy the link: http://paper.li/f-1343723559 and Ctl-V to put it into your the Browser Address bar, to view the publication. Then, Tweet, FB, and email, etc a copy of the publication, to just anyone you know would be interested.
Strykersville, NY - United States
A special thank you to the hosts of the groups listed in the description to the right for featuring this image - I'm more appreciative than I can say. And to each of you lovely people who came by to leave a comment or a vote, my heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to you as well. I hope that I've been able to visit each of you recently to thank you in person but if I haven't, I certainly will soon.
Sun Lakes, AZ - United States
Oh Lianne, This is simply stunning. Fantastic composition with beautiful light, details and amazing textures. I love the old ship. Excellent description as well. v/f
Maple Ridge, BC - Canada
Beautiful work Lianne...I love it! + Congratulations on your feature!. :) v/f+tw
Melbourne, Vi - Australia
Beautifully done Lianne, your painting as always perfect, the way you transform these old images is incredible
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