Featured Joseph Milner drawing - London location?

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  1. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Recently picked up this drawing on ebay. Attributed to Joseph Milner but not entirely sure about the attribution since the signature looks more like G. Milner. More interested in where the location might be. Any ideas?
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    On back of drawing itself:
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    ebay listing:

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Joseph-J-M...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648

    Found where it went unsold at a previous auction on live auctioneers:

    https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/53821993_joseph-milner-1888-1969-pencil-drawing-14-purley
     
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I love it.:)
     
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  3. Van_Poperin

    Van_Poperin Well-Known Member

    14 Purley Avenue, Cricklewood, London. In the days of the horse-drawn cart it seems! Lovely drawing.
    EDIT: The bridge is not there, but may be nearby?
    EDIT 2: It’s really big. A viaduct, perhaps?
     
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  4. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I believe @Ownedbybear may know this, especially if its a viaduct.

    PS
    In Cricklewood there is a secret passage that allows you to go back in time.:hilarious:
     
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  5. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    It looks like a J to me. Milner just didn't close up the bottom.
     
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  6. Van_Poperin

    Van_Poperin Well-Known Member

    *Is buying a train ticket right now* :D
     
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  7. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Gary Sparrow, Ducketts Passage.:cool:
     
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  8. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    It's Docklands from those cranes and the ship moored. I'm thinking Poplar, somewhere like that. Railway viaduct, not a river bridge, I agree. Let me brood.
     
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  9. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    I'm not sure that the address on the back is intended to refer to the location of the picture. It might be the address of the artist?
     
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  10. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    There are figures on the viaduct which would lead one to believe it was accessible to pedestrians.

    Debora
     
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  12. Van_Poperin

    Van_Poperin Well-Known Member

    Hmm! All RA exhibition catalogues are online and easily googled. If he’s an actual RA artist (as they still tend to be, despite the open admissions policy) that’s going to add value!

    EDIT: He definitely liked these arches! 634F3602-8EAD-400D-B8B0-27FA146DF3D9.jpeg
     
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  13. Debora

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  16. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I think those are crane tops not figures on the viaduct - and in any event, many had foot access. Horse drawn carts went on post WW2.

    Yup, it would be his address. The houses there were built in the 1920s, following the Northern line out. Not quite Metroland, but same principal.

    That station approach one looks like maybe Blackfriars or the old Euston.
     
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  17. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    I used to watch that show, I loved it!!!!!
     
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  18. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Part of description associated with first beach scene:

    "Watercolour painter and designer. Studied Manchester School of Art. Works in public collections: Glasgow School of Fine arts, Walker Art Gallery Liverpool, Royal Academy, Manchester City Art Gallery."

    Debora
     
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  19. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

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  20. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    I cannot open the link on my cell.
    It gives the address on the back of painting, but Mary Milner.
    So, I don’t know. 8E38D7BD-2EFD-420F-AA3E-C956D5E6CEB8.jpeg
     
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