Engaging mural by John Gilroy in the Dickens Bar, Morritt Arms Hotel, Greta Bridge, Co. Durham, England, UK

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In The Dickens Bar of the Morritt Hotel is found this unique mural of Dickensian characters . In 1946 John Gilroy, a well-known portrait and landscape artist famous for his advertising images for Guinness, completed the mural in just eleven days as a favour to Major Morritt – then owner – whom he coached as an amateur artist. He chose Dickensian characters, as In 1839 Charles Dickens visited Greta Bridge to research Nicholas Nickelby and highlight the hardship inflicted on their boys by certain Yorkshire schools. It is believed the famous novelist stayed at the Morritt Hotel.

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: The Dickens Bar, Morritt Arms Hotel, Greta Bridge, Co. Durham, England, UK
Photo credit: © will Perrett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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