Getting access to John Doman Turner’s ‘first’ scroll of Ferry Road, Southwold

John Doman Turner’s most adventurous works include four scrolls completed during the latter part of his life. If you are a regular visitor of this website, you will have heard us talk about the Walberswick, Trinity Fair and Fairground Frieze scrolls. Now it’s time to turn our attention to the Ferry Road scroll. In 2017,… Continue reading Getting access to John Doman Turner’s ‘first’ scroll of Ferry Road, Southwold

Ferry Road – Scroll

Title Ferry Road Artist John Doman Turner Date c.1930 – 1931 Medium Scroll Dimensions Distinguishing marks Collection Southwold Museum Exhibitions Source Southwold Museum: https://www.southwoldmuseum.org/ Richard Scott talks about the Ferry Road scroll in his book ‘Artists at Walberswick’, he writes ‘In 1930 Doman Turner had performed a practice run (of the Walberswick Scroll) by painting a… Continue reading Ferry Road – Scroll

Update on John Doman Turner’s Southwold scrolls

In a recent newsletter published by the Walberswick Local History Group in February 1998, it has come to our attention that the Southwold scrolls need some support to prevent them from disappearing. John English of the Walberswick Local History Group writes… “The last Newsletter (no. 52) was largely devoted to the Walberswick scroll, painted by… Continue reading Update on John Doman Turner’s Southwold scrolls