Emily Barratt by Richard Quirk
oil on canvas. This was the last schooner built in britain. It carried iron ore from hodbarrow mines and was scrapped in barrow.
About the Artist
Richard Quirk
Born 1948 at Dalton-in-Furness. Educated Dowdales CS school. Have spent most of my time at sea, first as a radio officer with BP tankers then 20 years offshore on ROV's. I have also been a technical author for the last 10 years at BAE, Freelance and Sellafield. A member of the Ulverston Society of…
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