LS Lowry in Berwick

Berwick Museum recently acquired a painting by LS Lowry. 'Beach Scene' is believed to have been painted in 1960 and depicts the beach and sand dunes in the former fishing village of Spittal.

Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976) is a well-known artist recognised for his paintings of industrial scenes in the northwest of England. His works depicting the northeast coast and Berwick-upon-Tweed are less well known.

Lowry was very fond of Berwick and regularly holidayed in the town from 1934 until the year before he died. He stayed at the Castle Hotel near the railway station. His first known painting of Berwick is of Marygate and is dated 1935. He painted about 30 finished pictures of the town.

There is now a Lowry trail so that visitors can follow in the artist's footsteps and take in his inspirational viewpoints.

Also attached to this footprint are some general shots of Berwick, taken as we continued our walk.Read more