DOI Heft:
No. 54 (August, 1901)
DOI Artikel:Emanuel, Frank L.: Le Tréport as a sketching ground
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.22775#0144
Le Trdport
Between these temples
of music and the cliff
climbs the old town
Perched up at a prominent
angle, so as to be profit-
ably seen from all sides, the
town-hall rears its steep
picturesque roof and belfry.
A street runs under an
archway through the build-
ing, and the commence-
ment of the flight of 1618
steps leading to the top of
the cliff winds round the
back of its roof. This
immense cliff, which drops
at right angles to the har-
bour, marks the end of a
range of hills which forms
one side of the Bresle
Valley, just as the cliff
over the harbour and beyond Mers forms the
other.
The quayside at high water is always agog with
excitement, for great three-masted fishing luggers
and staunch cutters are coming and going. These
boats are manned by fine burly fellows, built
straight as a die, powerful, cheery, and light-
hearted. To the English ear there appears to be
an excess of shouting and excitement aboard their
craft; nevertheless a deal of rough heavy work is
done, and seems to be done well. Many of the
LOW TIDE, TREPORT
ON TREPORT BEACH
BY F. L. EMANUEL
men have most aristocratic features, clear cut and
well chiselled. Their womenkind are also very
noticeable. Well grown and very neat, they
do real hard work, helping to haul their
husbands’ boats out of port, besides toiling
in other ways. Extra excitement on the
quay is caused by the frequent loading of
excursion steamers and sailing boats, accom-
panied by very vigorous touting for custom.
The way French trippers sail out in rough weather,
despite the shocking examples of empty humanity
brought to shore by the
boats just returned, is most
remarkable.
Near its end the quay is
divided by a block of
houses, the road to the
left running to a “ place ”
and the sea front, while
that to the right, owing to
its great breadth, is used
as an open-air fish-market
before it elongates itself
into the west pier termina-
ting at the lighthouse.
Before investigating the
fish-market, it is well to
look back landwards at
one of the most paintable
scenes in the town. We
are on a broad “ place ”
dotted with fisher-folk ; in
by f. l. emanuel the foreground is a tall,
Between these temples
of music and the cliff
climbs the old town
Perched up at a prominent
angle, so as to be profit-
ably seen from all sides, the
town-hall rears its steep
picturesque roof and belfry.
A street runs under an
archway through the build-
ing, and the commence-
ment of the flight of 1618
steps leading to the top of
the cliff winds round the
back of its roof. This
immense cliff, which drops
at right angles to the har-
bour, marks the end of a
range of hills which forms
one side of the Bresle
Valley, just as the cliff
over the harbour and beyond Mers forms the
other.
The quayside at high water is always agog with
excitement, for great three-masted fishing luggers
and staunch cutters are coming and going. These
boats are manned by fine burly fellows, built
straight as a die, powerful, cheery, and light-
hearted. To the English ear there appears to be
an excess of shouting and excitement aboard their
craft; nevertheless a deal of rough heavy work is
done, and seems to be done well. Many of the
LOW TIDE, TREPORT
ON TREPORT BEACH
BY F. L. EMANUEL
men have most aristocratic features, clear cut and
well chiselled. Their womenkind are also very
noticeable. Well grown and very neat, they
do real hard work, helping to haul their
husbands’ boats out of port, besides toiling
in other ways. Extra excitement on the
quay is caused by the frequent loading of
excursion steamers and sailing boats, accom-
panied by very vigorous touting for custom.
The way French trippers sail out in rough weather,
despite the shocking examples of empty humanity
brought to shore by the
boats just returned, is most
remarkable.
Near its end the quay is
divided by a block of
houses, the road to the
left running to a “ place ”
and the sea front, while
that to the right, owing to
its great breadth, is used
as an open-air fish-market
before it elongates itself
into the west pier termina-
ting at the lighthouse.
Before investigating the
fish-market, it is well to
look back landwards at
one of the most paintable
scenes in the town. We
are on a broad “ place ”
dotted with fisher-folk ; in
by f. l. emanuel the foreground is a tall,