"brixham" by frederick george wills
oil on paper
original frame
overall size 550mm x 370mm
frederick george wills ( 1901 - 1993 ) was born in leicester, where he also studied at the college of art.
he was known to exhibit at the royal institute galleries and was winner of the holbrook art prize
brixham is a coastal town in the county of devon, south west england and once boasted as having the largest fishing fleet in england
historically brixham was made up of two separate communities connected only by a marshy lane. in fishtown, in the immediate vicinity of the harbour, as the name suggests, the residents made a living mainly from fishing and related trades while one mile inland in the vicinity of what is now st mary's square, on the road out of town to the south-west in the direction of kingswear is cowtown, which made its living from agriculture.
On 5 November 1688, the Dutch prince, William of Orange landed in Brixham, with 40,000 soldiers, sailors and volunteers, prior to marching on London to be crowned king william the 3rd as part of the glorious revolution.
