Staithes

A Place Apart

Gloria Wilson

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Lodestar Books
01 February 2023

Sociology: work & labour; Physical geography & topography; Travel writing

In photographs, artworks, and words Gloria Wilson celebrates the rugged fishing village where she was brought up, and from which she set her course to a career recording, both visually and verbally, the North Sea fishery she loves. She writes: In this intriguing place I have found a heady mix of seafaring activities, shorelines, inimitable fisher people, stalwart boats, notable marine artists, cats, dark seas and dashing spray, thick sepulchral fogs, the clutter of translucent fishing paraphernalia, folklore and local custom, and many architectural specialities, together with touches of joy, humour, absurdity, and melancholy, all set within a townscape and topography of distinctive and outstanding quality. Staithes has always been a working village, rugged and unpretentious, without attitude. Things have an elegance which results from useful function.

AUTHOR: Gloria Wilson was born in Surrey but spent her childhood in the Yorkshire fishing village of Staithes. She studied at Durham University under Victor Pasmore and Kenneth Rowntree and gained a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. She has written and illustrated many articles for maritime journals including Classic Boat, Fishing News, and Maritime Life and Traditions, and many books on the boats of the North Sea and Scottish fisheries. Gloria lived in Scotland for some years, but now lives and works in the north-east of England.

colour and sepia tone illustrations

By: Gloria Wilson
Imprint: Lodestar Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9781907206634
ISBN 10: 1907206639
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 01 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Gloria Wilson was born in Surrey but spent her childhood in the Yorkshire fishing village of Staithes. She studied at Durham University under Victor Pasmore and Kenneth Rowntree and gained a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. She has written and illustrated many articles for maritime journals including Classic Boat, Fishing News, and Maritime Life and Traditions, and many books on the boats of the North Sea and Scottish fisheries. Gloria lived in Scotland for some years, but now lives and works in the north-east of England.

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