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Oil Painting Bibby Passenger Liner Cargo Ship Gloucestershire Leaving Liverpool By John Cromby

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Set sail with this gorgeous Oil Painting Bibby Passenger Liner Cargo Ship Gloucestershire Leaving Liverpool By John Cromby will take your breath away! Admire the intricate details of this stunning maritime depiction, the perfect addition to any nautical enthusiast's home. Bring a sense of adventure to your space today!
Subject side profile view magnificent maritime perspective shoreline seascape view of the known British passenger cargo liner ship.
Title "The Bibby Liner The "Gloucestershire" leaving Liverpool by John Cromby" In the foreground your focus is first drawn to the Sloop yacht sailing along in front on choppy wates of the River Mersey, to your right a small tug boat steaming along, further back the impressive view of the Gloucestershire in side profile with its single funnel with black smoke coming out. The ship has 4 tall masts, with red ensign flags flying high at the aft section. The name of the ship is shown on the bow, further back are the iconic Royal Liver building and close by the Liverpool parish church, Our Lady and Saint Nicolas. The Pier head and The Three Graces buildings, Cunard building and the port of Liverpool buildings , you can see the green domed top further back along on the right side. There are also some birds flying cross the water. Above with mainly dark gloomy overcast cloudy sky which enhances the atmosphere.
Impressive size with the frame being 87 cm wide and 62 cm high.
John Cromby was a 20th century Liverpool-based British marine artist, renowned for his paintings of Liverpool docks.
Medium oil on canvas panel board.
Signed by the artist John Cromby.
One of the finest examples of his works.
Set in a gilt frame.
Circa late 20th century 1970's.
Ship biography also shown verso.
The ship Gloucestershire Ship Number 411, vessel type passenger, cargo ship, Built in Belfast.Yard in the South Yard.Slip number 6 launch date July 7th 1910 delivered October 22nd 1910, Owner Bibby Steamship Co, weight 8324 grt. BP length 467 feet, breadth 54 feet , no of screws twin. Speed approx. 14 knots. Official No 131296. Registered Liverpool. Fate scrapped 1936. Sister of the Leicestershire she represented Bibby’s at the Mersey Pageant on 11th July 1913.
In August 1914 she was requisitioned for trooping duties and in December 1915 was converted into the armed merchant cruiser HMS Gloucestershire and served with the 10th Cruiser Squadron. She was armed with: eight 6-in guns and two 3-pdrs. She was deployed on “E” Patrol between Shetland and Iceland with Royal Mail Line’s Ebro. In February 1916 she came under the control of the Minister of Blockade, Lord Robert cecil. She was decommissioned in 1917 she returned to trooping and on 2nd February 1936 arrived at fate Pembroke Dock where she was broken up by Thomas W Ward.
Bibby Line is a UK company concerned with shipping and marine operations. Its parent company, Bibby Line Group Limited, can be traced back to John Bibby who founded the company in 1807. The company along with the group is based in Liverpool. Since 2007, Bibby Line Group and its employees have donated over £10 million and thousands of volunteering hours to over 1,000 charitable causes. The Bibby Line was founded in 1807 by the first John Bibby (1775–1840). It has operated in most areas of shipping throughout its 200-year history, and claims to be the oldest independently owned deep sea shipping line in the world.
It was one of the first business in the world to fit its entire fleet with radio, by the British based Radio Communication Company. Along with other British ship owners, it endured hard economic conditions in the 1970s and 1980s, but survived through diversification into floating accommodation. The group diversified in the 1980s into separate divisions, including Bibby Financial Services which was formed in 1982. The parent company is now called Bibby Line Group, and is a £800 million global business, operating in 14 countries, employing 4,000 people in sectors including retail, financial services, distribution, shipping, marine and infrastructure.
In 2002 Sir Derek Bibby, 2nd baronet, and great-great-grandson of the founder and past chairman and president of the firm, was aged 80 and terminally ill with leukaemia died.
Ref sources Wikipedia, theyardinfo/ships/ships.asp?entryid=411 & Benjidog bibby.
Such a delightful scene to the eye.
Highly sought after due to the collectible nature of the marine subject matter.
With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.
Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
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Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Front painting surface in good order. Having foxing staining also scuffs to the painting surface in areas. The frame is in good overall order having general wear and some small chips, scuffs, stains, scratches commensurate with usage & age.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame approximate

High (62 cm)
Wide (87 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (2 cm)