Can anyone identify the location of this painting

[Tim Lewis]

A friend of mine owns a painting given to the family a few years ago and is keen to know where the scene is, can anyone identify the location?

 

The boats name is; Scorpio, Liverpool and artist signature is L. Burton '75.

 

 

Thanks

 

Tim

Edited July 12, 2015 by Tim Lewis

[Scholar Gypsy]

The BBC website - much in the news - gave me this which (to my completely inexpert eye) could be the same artist.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/h-l-burton

[GinJer]

I don't know where the picture is of but It looks like the boat is in the Ellesmere Port Museum

[exfire]

looks rather like the top of the Rufford branch of the L+L canal to me

[Timleech]

Dry dock at the top of the Rufford branch?

 

It's years since I'be been there, but it's the only place on the Leeds & Liverpool that I can think of which remotely comes near.

 

 

Tim

[Scholar Gypsy]

Here is Google Earth - looks a good fit! Cottages on the right, and the swingbridge above the lock

 

Edited July 12, 2015 by Scholar Gypsy

[Pie Eater]

I agree with the view that it is the dry dock and top lock on the Rufford Branch.

 

Steve

[DeanS]

It seems to be on a bed? Hope that helps.

[Peter-Bullfinch]

The artist has taken his viewpoint from the top of the tow path bridge (Junction Bridge) at Lathom at the start of the Rufford Branch. The pub, The Ship on the very far right also known locally as The Blood Tub. If you brought in a jug of blood you could exchange it for beer. The pub isn't shown in the painting.

[Cloudinspector]

Definately the top of the Rufford branch where the now disused dry dock is.

[cotswoldsman]

Yes I would say top of Rufford Branch

The artist has taken his viewpoint from the top of the tow path bridge (Junction Bridge) at Lathom at the start of the Rufford Branch. The pub, The Ship on the very far right also known locally as The Blood Tub. If you brought in a jug of blood you could exchange it for beer. The pub isn't shown in the painting.

Might be handy just to mention it was Pigs blood they were after

[bizzard]

Yes I would say top of Rufford Branch

 

Might be handy just to mention it was Pigs blood they were after

For making Black sausage I expect.

[Tim Lewis]

Thanks to everybody who replied, looks like we have the location.

 

Tim

[Athy]

Has that bloke got round to repairing those old vans yet?

[Nightwatch]

The red one looks like a Bedford Rascal. Prolly isn't though!

[cotswoldsman]

For making Black sausage I expect.

Yup

[magnetman]

Its a very nice picture - I really like the white portholes on the cruisers - not that you see boats like that but its a nice effect

The red one looks like a Bedford Rascal. Prolly isn't though!

No its a Daihatsu Hi-Jet

 

To be fair it might be one of those as the picture is dated 1975 in the OP so not that old really.

 

 

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Edited July 13, 2015 by magnetman

[Peter-Bullfinch]

I looked through some old pictures I have on the boat. They are dated 1973. Unfortunately the originals are on my home computer.

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The boat with the distinctive white tyres is an interesting one.

Edited July 13, 2015 by Peter-Bullfinch

[magnetman]

I looked through some old pictures I have on the boat. They are dated 1973. Unfortunately the originals are on my home computer.

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The boat with the distinctive white tyres is an interesting one.

Ah !

 

They are tyres. I was thinking portholes as I have just put some below the side decks on my barge and equated them with the white rings on the cruisers

 

Obviously tyres yes thanks for pointing that out - I have porthole vision at the moment

[Peter-Bullfinch]

I wonder if the red and white boat in the painting might be one of the converted lifeboats? They are quite pointed at both bow and stern and they have sturdy lifting shackle bases. There are still a couple of these boats in use in this area and the Bridgewater.

[Pluto]

It is the drydock at the top of the Rufford branch, and it is probably me in the white shirt, with Philip Watkinson on the stern. Scorpio was moored at Crabtree Lane in 1975, and I did put both Scorpio and George on dock there to try to stop them from leaking quite so badly.