ST. AUBIN, JERSEY, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS
ST
AUBIN
JERSEY - THE CHANNEL ISLANDS
Approximate Overall Size: 8 x 5 ins
Saint
Aubin is a port in the Channel Island of Jersey. It opens out to a bay of the
Gulf of Saint-Malo. Originally a fishing village at the opposite end
of St. Aubin's Bay from the town of Saint Helier, St. Aubin is now the hub of
the parish of St. Brelade. Its name refers to Saint Aubin of Angers. The Parish
Hall is housed in the former railway station. The Railway Walk, a trail following
the route of the former railway to La Corbière, starts from St. Aubin.
St. Aubin's Fort lies in the bay, just outside the harbour. St Aubin On The
Hill Church is situated uphill from the harbour.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Henry B Wimbush was one of Raphael
Tuck's most prolific artists, but despite his very high postcard output, he
remains a shadowy figure, only briefly chronicled in art dictionaries and reference
works. Although he first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1888, he was not
famous as a painter, and his work was not very well known.
CONDITION: Excellent. Early 1900s Publication. Bookplate Print.
Period paper.
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