Grey Horse Inn, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, (about 1830-1835) by George Balmer (1805-1846), Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Oil on canvas
Purchased, 1933
In this view, ships are moored in front of the medieval buildings of the Newcastle Quayside. Wealthy merchants originally lived here. By this time, however, the buildings were occupied by groups of families crowded together. Two signs picturing a grey horse mark the Grey Horse Inn. The building and a large area around were later destroyed in a terrible fire on October 6th 1854 George Balmer was a leading Newcastle painter of shipping scenes.
