Maryport Open Edition print has been beautifully created by North East artist Emily Ward from original art. The Maryport art print is is part of her North West painting collection.
Shades of pink shimmer through the dark skies above the lighthouse beacon at the end of the pier in Maryport.
Emily's sea spray rains down over the white tower of this cast iron lighthouse. The scenic foothills of the Solway Firth can be seen on the horizon.
Emily has also recreated her Maryport picture into a unique art and gift range which can be found here.
Maryport
Maryport was originally the creation of the Senhouse family back in the 18th century, they developed the small fishing village into a coal port. Maryport is a pretty harbour town in Cumbria which offers views along the Solway Firth.
The first recording of a lighthouse at Maryport
was in 1796 by the Scottish Civil Engineer & famed designer & builder of lighthouses, Robert Stevenson. He described its design five years later as an oil lamp with two reflectors.
With the construction of the new dock in 1833, a new pier and lighthouse were built. The lighthouse was established in 1846 and it is reported to be the oldest cast-iron lighthouse in the UK and is a Grade II listed building.
Open Edition Prints
Open edition prints are signed and titled by the artist.
Each print is A4 size with a Antique White mount all ready to slip in to a standard sized A4 frame
