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4th June 2025

In 1914, Fred Elwell married Mary (1874-1952), a talented and distinguished artist who had moved to Beverley with her first husband, a prosperous Hull oil broker. Mary is known for her townscapes and domestic interiors painted in a more luminous style than Fred's brilliantly detailed, more formal approach. The town has installed twenty-four framed pictures by both around the town - this is  Beverley Minster from the Friary (1934, Beverley Art Gallery) by Mary - and there is a map with all the locations which all make for a very enjoyable art trail.

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