Currently featured in the exhibition “The Art of Conservation – damaged painting at South Shields” – Conservation, South Shields Museum and Art Gallery

James Miller Brown had his studio in South Shields, but for a short period also worked in Newcastle. He mainly produced landscapes and coastal scenes of the local area and wider region. The museum holds several of Brown’s works, plus as sketchbook and a treatise on drawing and painting.

This painting is one of a pair. This one was in much worse condition than The Abbey Bridge, Barnard Castle, County Durham, since it had not been protected by glass. The frame had also been badly damaged, with much of the moulding missing.

Object description
Type: Easel Painting
Location: South Shields Museum, Tyne & Wear
Material: Oil on board
Artist: James Millar Brown (1856 – 1908)
Date: 1882

Image Details
Date: 24 July 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4
Focal Length: 52mm
Aperture: ƒ/2.4
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 200
Licensing: Image of a North East Museums asset. This image cannot be licensed.