William Fraser Garden (1856-1921)
William Fraser Garden (1856-1921)

St Ives Bridge, St Ives, Huntingdonshire

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William Fraser Garden (1856-1921)
St Ives Bridge, St Ives, Huntingdonshire
signed and dated 'W.F. GARDEN: '95.' (lower left)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour with gum arabic heightened with touches of bodycolour
14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.7 cm.)
Provenance
with Chris Beetles, London.

Lot Essay

As Pevsner writes, the bridge in St Ives is the town's most memorable monument. It dates from circa 1415. The bridge chapel is one of only three in England, the others being in Wakefield and Rotherham. In the present watercolour an extension, which has now been removed, has been built onto the single-storey chapel. The window box suggests that it was perhaps inhabitated at this time.

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