Salmons Lane from the Ballast Railway (watercolour and bodycolour on paper)

Cleet, James Henry drawing, watercolour and bodycolour on paper, entitled Salmons Lane from the Ballast Railway, by the artist James Henry Cleet This picture shows Salmons Lane in South Shields, viewed from the Ballast Railway. Across the river can be seen the High Light at North Shields, which aided ships entering the river. The houses in the foreground are extremely detailed, and the artist has used both transparent and opaque paint to recreate the varying textures. James Cleet was an amateur painter and professional photographer in his home town of South Shields.