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The L.S.Lowry "Matchstick Man and his Dog" sculpture at Knott End, Lancashire at sunset on the longest day of the Year 2022.
Apparently Lowry visited Knott End frequently between the 1940's and 50's staying at boarding houses on the sea front. He became a familiar figure with the locals making sketches of scenes here. 3 of his famous pieces were of Knott End, with the "Jetty at Knott End" painted in 1957 being perhaps the most notable.
This statue of "the Matchstick Man and his dog" was funded by Preesall Town Council and made by apprentices at the WEC Group in Darwen, Lancashire and unveiled here in 2015.
Dusk on the slipway at Knott End looking across the River Wyre Estuary to Fleetwood.
The footprints in the muddy silt were not left by me, they were there when I arrived pre-sunset. The low light reflecting on the slipway highlighted them well and help take your eye along the slipway to the sea and the fading light in the distance!
This slipway serves the Fleetwood - Knott End Ferry which plies across this estuary. Strangely the two floodlights didn't work when I was there, whereas the lights higher up the jetty all came on!
The hottest day of the year with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius and I headed for the sea shore for sunset at Knott End on the Fylde Coast.
I had seen this statue of L.S. Lowry on a previous visit in the winter and thought it would make a good sunset shot in summer. So here I was.
Apparently Lowry visited Knott End frequently between the 1940's and 50's staying at boarding houses on the sea front. He became a familiar figure with the locals making sketches of scenes here. 3 of his famous pieces were of Knott End, with the "Jetty at Knott End" painted in 1957 being perhaps the most notable.
This statue of "the Matchstick Man and his dog" was funded by Preesall Town Council and made by apprentices at the WEC Group in Darwen, Lancashire and unveiled here in 2015.
An evening view across the River Wyre to the Port of Fleetwood.
This was taken from the Knott End Ferry landing jetty and shows the Town and its landmarks just before sunset.
I liked the reflections of the sky in the incoming tide and tried to use the Capstan and ring to give a feel of maritime heritage of this place.
After a dull wet day I chanced a trip out to the coast at Knott End. It didn't look at all promising but as sunset neared it started to get interesting. This is the end of the slipway at Knott End and across the Wyre Estuary is Fleetwood and as the sun was finally setting the lifeboat came chugging back on the incoming tide. You can make it out if you follow the aligned Capstan's to the horizon. There was a lovely golden glow as the sun finally dipped through the cloud banks.
However, by this stage I was covered in stinking estuary mud. Whilst I was looking for a better angle for this shot, I foolishly tried to test the silty side of the jetty and went in up to my wellie tops and went over on to my side!! Luckily I had a pair of waterproof trousers in the car and after this shoot I changed into them and left the stinking trousers in the boot. I think it was worth a little mud though for this scene, although I must be more careful, it wasn't easy getting out of that stuff either.
This slipway is used by the Fleetwood- Knott End Ferry. The port of Fleetwood used to be a thriving fishing port with many trawlers, but like most of the fishing industry on this coast, it has ceased to exist here now.
The Fleetwood Wrecks are a group of old fishing boats abandoned on Fleetwood marshes, next to the River Wyre, which are slowly rotting away.
Wyre Ferry departing Fleetwood heading to Knott End.
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