Wakefield Market 1981 Richard Bell
The Centre is delighted to be showing Richard Bell’s Wakefield Market, 1981, an acrylic on canvas painting, 5′ by 2′, of a bustling market in the autumn of 1981. In addition there are Richard’s pen and ink drawings, all made on location, showing some of the stalls: fruit & veg, the indoor meat market, clothing, bric-a-brac and toys, along with some of the cafes and snack bars.
The Gissing Centre will be open from 5pm to 9pm. It is accessed beyond the archway of Thompson’s Yard on the right. The house has a plaque explaining that it is the childhood home of the novelist, George Gissing. The Centre is on the first floor up a flight of stairs.