In Memoriam by Raymond Mason

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Date:January - December 1958 (c.)

Description:The painting came about as a consequence of Mason's return to Birmingham when his mother had passed away. The area of his youth was itself now "dying" too, bulldozers moving in to demolish the old housing to make way for what became the Lee Bank development. The view in the painting is looking down Lee Bank Road towards Bristol Street, and the beautiful sunset over the houses does suggest and capture that feeling of a way of life ending.

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Paintings Lee Bank Road (Middleway) Lee Bank Ladywood 1946 - 1975 (Mid 20th Century)

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Source: Mr Ron Butler , Mrs Gwen Hatton , Ms Angela Dyer , Mrs May Williams , Mr Arthur Sadler , Mrs Janet Abbotts , Ms Rose Pearson , Mrs Dolly Ray , Mrs Pamela Edwards , Mrs Betty Queen , Mr Ken Smith , Ms Julia Wagstaffe , Woodview Primary School , Ms Carol Woolley , St Thomas's School , E.R. Mason Youth Centre , Mr Bernard Allen , Mrs Gladys Russell , Mrs Pat Jones , Ms Angela Maloney , St Thomas Old Scholars , Mr Ken Bonham

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