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
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Walberswick – Scroll
Title Walberswick Scroll Artist John Doman Turner Date c. 1931 – 1932 Medium Watercolour Dimensions 123ft (37.5 metre) roll of cartridge paper Distinguishing marks John Doman Turner describes the scroll as being ‘A Dioramic Pictorial Record of a Suffolk Village’ Exhibitions WE, Ipswich, 1994 Source Walberswick Parish Council / Village Hall http://walberswick.onesuffolk.net/ This remarkable work is… Continue reading Walberswick – Scroll
Richard Scott, 1938 – 2020 – Obituary
It is with great sadness to hear about the passing of Richard Scott, who left us on Friday 13th March 2020. Richard was a passionate advocate for the preservation and public accessibility of the Walberswick Scroll. An artist in his own right, it was amazing to meet someone else so passionate about the life and… Continue reading Richard Scott, 1938 – 2020 – Obituary
The Day of the Scroll and an Evening of talks on John Doman Turner
The September edition of the Walberswick Local History Group newsletter has published a fantastic review on The Day of the Scroll, along with our evening talk about John Doman Turner with Esther Freud. The wonderful John English writes… ‘Saturday 13th May 2017 provided a unique opportunity for those interested in the Walberswick scroll and it’s… Continue reading The Day of the Scroll and an Evening of talks on John Doman Turner
ITV News report
We are delighted to be featured on the following ITV News report from this weekend’s showing of the Walberswick Scroll, filmed by ITV’s Kate Proud. You can hear Richard Scott (Art historian), Esther Freud (author of ‘The Sea House’) and my father all talking about John Doman Turner. The video was accompanied by an article… Continue reading ITV News report
Rare outing for gigantic artwork
Our recent return to see John Doman Turner’s wonderful Walberswick Scroll as part of the Local History Group’s 25th Anniversary exhibition has made the headlines. Read the full story at the East Anglian Daily Times. My father and I had a wonderful time, I even had the pleasure of turning the scroll and telling guests… Continue reading Rare outing for gigantic artwork
Visiting John Doman Turner’s scrolls at Walberswick and Southwold
March 11th, 2012 was one of those unusually ‘perfect’ days. As we looked from our window, we were overwhelmed by the gorgeous blue sky and the sun rising from the East. It seemed to be hovering over our destination – the Suffolk coast. Stephen, my son, and I were making the journey to Walberswick, an… Continue reading Visiting John Doman Turner’s scrolls at Walberswick and Southwold