Gas Lane Newport
Apologies for the quality of this image. It’s rather strange we know, but definitely worth telling the story. It’s a painting that was spotted in a charity shop in a village near Brighton. The painting was simply entitled Gas Lane, Newport. The lady who spotted it took a photograph and sent it to the Old Newport facebook page. The buildings on the right have barely changed since the painting was done, but the houses on the left are long gone. In 2020 there are still people living in Newport who lived in these houses. The artist was David William Breeze. Sadly we don’t know what happened to the painting. The gasworks of course used to be down behind the High Street shops – hence the name Gas Lane (now Granary Lane).
Creator
David William BreezePlace
Newport-on-Tay, Granary LaneLicense
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC-BY-NC-ND)Reference number
NOT.1211Format
Area
Subject
You can carry out an advanced search of the archive by search term.
Comments about this page
Absolutely fascinated by the painting of Gas Lane. My father, Henry McLaren, was born in the cottage on the left in 1913. He moved to Bristol in 1937. We would spend our summer holidays there, in Newport, my parents myself and my two elder brothers, with my grandmother and aunt. Beyond the cottage, towards the old pier was a blacksmiths, and I remember seeing horses being shoed there. There was also a council yard, which housed a steam roller. Great memories!
My father was born in the house on the left in 1913. My father moved to Bristol in 1937, but we used to spend our summer holidays there (my parents and my two elder brothers). There was a blacksmiths beyond the house, and I remember horses being fitted with new shoes there. We used to play on the old pier, beyond the smithy. There was also a council yard there, which housed a steam roller.
Add a comment about this page