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The Old Packet House

Artwork: #21 of 26 by Max Blinkhorn

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The Old Packet House Painting - The Old Packet House Fine Art Print
 

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Edinburgh, Mi - United Kingdom

Just a note to buyers, I really recommend you select the watercolour paper option for this print, by my Mum, Joan Blinkhorn. I ordered one myself and it's as close to the original as you could imagine. I am a stern critic of these systems but FAA produces and amazing item in this case! I'm really chuffed that people have bought this painting - it was done for love of this little gem of a pub - it has changed hands and clientele many times over the years, but always it's architectural qualities persist and confound the best efforts of the breweries, drunks and traffic! Long live The Packet! (But we love the Navi too!).

Abuja, AB - Nigeria

Architectural...................Cool

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The Old Packet House

Artist:

Max Blinkhorn

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Painting - Watercolour

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Around 1828, a fast steam packet service ran along the Bridgewater Canal, carrying passengers relatively quickly in and out of Manchester. The Old Packet House, situated by the canal at the junction of Manchester Road and Navigation Road, was a stopping point for the service and tended to passengers needs while they waited for the boats arrival. Over time, it became a traditional public house and has served local customers in it's present form for over 100 years. It has resisted the pressure to become a modern "drinking emporium" and remains a classic British pub patronised by ordinary folk.

This watercolour was painted by my Mother, Joan Pearson (m. Blinkhorn) in 1991. She learned her skills from her Father Reginald Pearson, a skilled metallurgist, draughtsman and entrepreneur. They were put to use at the Record Company's factory on nearby Atlantic Street where she worked during the war as an instrument dial marker.

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January 15th, 2011

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Viewed 360 Times  -  Last Visitor from Manchester, I2 - United Kingdom on 04/30/2013 at 1:25 PM

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