Great Yarmouth England
By
Henry Cooper
Great
Yarmouth, often
called Yarmouth, is a seaside town in Norfolk,
England, straddling the mouth of the River Yare, some 20 miles (30 km) east
of Norwich.[2] A population of 38,693 in the 2011
Census made it Norfolk's third most populous place. Its fishing industry,
mainly for herring, fell steeply after the mid-20th
century and has all but vanished.[3] North Sea oil from the 1960s brought an oil-rig
supply industry that now services offshore natural gas rigs. More recently, offshore wind power and other
renewable energy have created further support services. Yarmouth has been
a seaside resort since 1760 and a gateway from
the Norfolk Broads to the North Sea. As a tourist centre, it was boosted when a railway opened in
1844 gave visitors easier, cheaper access and triggered an influx of
settlers. Wellington Pier opened in 1854 and Britannia Pier
in 1858. Through the 20th century, Yarmouth was a booming resort, with a promenade, pubs, trams, fish-and-chip shops and theatres, as well as
the Pleasure Beach, the Sea Life Centre, the Hippodrome Circus and the Time and Tide Museum, and a surviving Victorian
seaside Winter Garden in cast iron and glass.
Henry Cooper
(fl.1910 - 1935)
Henry Cooper was
active/lived in United Kingdom. Henry Cooper is known for rural
landscape painting.
There are a few Henry Coopers. Extensive auction records and signature
matches make it this one. Very active in
England during the first part of the 20th century.
Painting: 16”
high by 24” wide
Frame: 23-7/8”
high by 32-1/8” wide
Note: The frame is the one I bought it in. It needs restoration in several places, as
shown. If you do not want the frame, it
will reduce your shipping costs. A 16”
by 24” is not standard in modern frames, so you will either have to find an old
frame, or have one made.
Note: The scrape in the sky, as shown. The tear in the lower left, as shown.