View of the foreshore in the harbour at Cullercoats, Northumberland.

An image showing 'G2417;By the 18th century, tourism was flourishing in Cullercoats. By 1751 the town was so fashionable that one diarist noted that there was ‘not a room empty’. It was also home to an important artists’ community, which included the American artist Winslow Homer. He arrived in 1881, and spent the next eighteen months painting the local fisherwomen. Here, little girls paddle in the sea, while the boys watch from the seawall.'

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View of the foreshore in the harbour at Cullercoats, Northumberland.

A view from on the foreshore in the harbour looking towards the north breakwater with children paddling in the foreground. One of the children is holding a spade. Children are on the breakwater in the background. The bows of three fishing boats, PRINCESS, GEORGE and MODERATION, are on the left.

Francis Frith & Co negative no. 21059.

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Object Details

ID:	G2417
Collection:	Historic Photographs
Type:	Glass photonegative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Francis Frith & Co
Places:	Northumberland
Date made:	circa 1888
Exhibition:	Beside the Seaside
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	152 x 215 mm