Tag Archives: Maryport Maritime Museum

Floating cows and snarling dogs: William Mitchell of Maryport

Posted on December 7, 2023 by solwayshorewalker

There is a self-portrait of William Mitchell (1823–1900) in Maryport’s Maritime Museum [1], painted in 1899. Most of Mitchell’s other portraits are rather lacking in life, but he clearly knew himself better than his other subjects: the lower part of … Continue reading →

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Ship’s-keel scaur: but whose keel?

Posted on October 6, 2015 by solwayshorewalker

(For an update on the changes to the keel, see the blogpost on the vanishing keel) On a warm, calm evening in May, at a low Spring tide, Ronnie Porter led me along the shore at Allonby. As we walked, … Continue reading →

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