I have been corresponding with Matthew Hutchinson, the great-grandson of George W. Hutchinson (Elizabeth Bishop’s great-uncle) for some years. Recently, Matthew sent me an image of a George Hutchinson painting I had never seen before.
(Painting by G. Wylie Hutchinson,
Sproughton Mill, Suffolk, England.)
Matthew
writes of this image, “My sister Katherine moved to Suffolk a couple of years
ago and on one of my visits there we had a look at Sproughton Mill depicted in
one of George W.H.’s sketches. As you can see the mill looks much the same but
the surrounding trees have grown considerably making it impossible to find the
spot that he made the sketch – and with a view of the mill. The old wooden
bridge appears long gone.”
(Sproughton Mill, Suffolk, England.
Photo by Matthew Hutchinson.)
When I
looked online, I found many images of this picturesque spot, both contemporary
and archival, including this lovely postcard image below, showing the wooden
bridge still intact.
You can learn more about this building and site by clicking here.
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