Another shot taken on our meander around Knaresborough of a painting in an infilled window, and this one is titled 'Local Hero'.
The leaflet that we were using to find these artworks says 'James ”Ginger” Lacey was born in Wetherby and attended King James’s School, Knaresborough, before going on to be one of the best known fighter pilots of World War 2. The 18 planes he shot down was the largest number of any RAF pilot in the Battle of Britain. His total at the end of the war was 28 planes shot down.'
Interestingly, two of the characters in the Biggles books by WE Johns that I read so avidly in my early teen years were Ginger Hebblethwaite and Algy Lacey. I wonder if those names were inspired by this fighter pilot?
The artist who produced this artwork was Peter Kearney.
What a super shot, and so realistic. We have some of Peter's old Biggles books and started trying to get our 10 year old Grandson interested, but they don't make good reading these days. The writing seems too dated!
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
There are ten artworks on the trail, some of them being pairs of windows. Sadly some are now looking rather worn, and in two of the pairs of window, one in each has been removed. Still, well worth looking for.
There are ten of these on the trail, some rather hidden, but great fun to find. There are also some later ones that are not part of the official trail.
I too have some of the old Biggles books, and their language is now very dated. We were more successful with our daughters reading Enid Blyton books like the Famous Five and Adventure series. The language is much more appropriate for today's children, and they love the escapism.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
There are ten artworks on the trail, some of them being pairs of windows. Sadly some are now looking rather worn, and in two of the pairs of window, one in each has been removed. Still, well worth looking for.
Ian
There are ten of these on the trail, some rather hidden, but great fun to find. There are also some later ones that are not part of the official trail.
Ian
I too have some of the old Biggles books, and their language is now very dated. We were more successful with our daughters reading Enid Blyton books like the Famous Five and Adventure series. The language is much more appropriate for today's children, and they love the escapism.
Ian
Thank you. This was one of my favourites!
Ian