Bridge and Pigeon House, Eardisland
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Bridge and Pigeon House, Eardisland is a 1942 watercolor by Lines, a Social Realism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a quiet village scene with two old buildings by a bridge. The building on the left looks weathered, with dark wood beams and a sagging roof. On the right, a taller brick building with a cross on top stands near bare trees. A small arched bridge crosses a shallow stream, and a simple wooden fence runs along the bottom. The colors are muted—soft browns, grays, and faint greens—giving it a calm, slightly overcast feel. The artist focused on everyday structures, like the pigeon house hinted at by the title. The loose brushstrokes make it feel quick and sketchy, almost like a snapshot. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
This 1942 watercolour by Lines depicts the bridge spanning the River Arrow in Eardisland, accompanied on the right by a tall 17th-century brick dovecote that belonged to the Old Manor House. Part of the Recording Britain project, the work was created to document sites of national significance during the Second World War, funded by the Pilgrim Trust under the Ministry of Labour and National Service. The scheme, directed by Sir Kenneth Clark, aimed to preserve a visual record of the British landscape amid threats of bomb damage, invasion, and rapid modernization.
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