The New Bookshop

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A lovely drawing Frank, with all the problems over the years it is brave and good of them to keep coming back.

Posted by David Johns on Fri 28 May 18:20:43

Super drawing Frank.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Sat 29 May 06:23:39

Very very good Frank, a great drawing of this shop we " popped" into about 4 years ago.

Posted by Richard Cooper on Sat 29 May 07:57:32

Love a good bookshop!

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 29 May 08:27:26

A really good sketch! I like it a lot!

Posted by David Stevens on Sat 29 May 08:52:17

Hang on Studio Wall

28/05/2021

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Pen and ink in A4 sketchbbok. 21 x 16cm Derwent Line Makers. Independent bookshops deserve all the support we can give them. This one in Cockermouth has more to contend with than the chain stores and online suppliers, it is one of many properties in the town to have been flooded twice in recent years but it keeps coming back, hence the 'New' of the name. We try and save our book purchases for Cockermouth.

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Frank Goddard

I spent many years teaching children art, among other things, but rarely found time to paint for myself until after early retirement. After putting chalk and blackboard behind me I first turned on pen and ink and produced a book The Great North Road (pub. Frances Lincoln, 176pp) devoted to pen and…

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