Original watercolour of North Yorkshire landscape by Enid. M. Grice
Original watercolour by Enid. M. Grice of a well known natural feature in a North Yorkshire beauty spot. The painting is in a simple pleasing, somewhat naive style suitably framed with a nice broad mount.
Here's what the guide books say about The Strid:
In 1810 William Carr, Rector of the time, was granted permission by the 6th Duke of Devonshire to open Strid Wood to the public and create paths through the woodland. The River Wharfe runs north to south through Strid Wood. In this short distance the river changes character from the fearsome Strid to deep smooth waters and again to rushing wide shallows further down.
The Strid is a narrow gorge through which the river Wharfe is forced. Legend has it that the drowning of the Boy of Egremont in the Strid in 1128, caused his grieving mother Alice de Rumilly to found the Priory at Bolton. Access to the Strid is easy, park in the car park at Bolton Abbey and follow the footpath into the woods, following the river Wharfe upstream. After walking a short distance you will hear the roar of the Strid before you can actually see it. Continue walking until you can see the rocks with the Strid running through the centre.
The sight of the wide river Wharfe being forced into a narrow gorge about six feet wide is awesome! But do take care, the Strid may look narrow enough in places to jump across to the other side, but don't. The rocks are very slippery, the river is flowing extremely fast, and its about twenty feet deep at least!
Signed: Enid Grice
Date: '60s (estimate)
Size (painting): 23cm x 33cm
Size (frame): 37cm x 47cm x 1cm
Medium: watercolour
Frame: framed with a nice broad mount
Condition: excellent
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