Untitled

Cleet, James Henry drawing, entitled Untitled, by the artist James Henry Cleet This picture shows the entrance to the Tyne, looking across from North Shields towards South Shields. On the right are the High and Low Lights, used by ships to navigate a safe course into the river. The foreground carefully captures the details of cliffs and buildings, while the background fades into the distance. James Henry Cleet was a talented amateur painter and professional photographer in his home town of South Shields. His photographs and paintings create an invaluable record of Tyneside at a time when it was undergoing rapid change.