DOI Heft:
Nr. 100 (July 1901)
DOI Artikel:Emanuel, Frank L.: Le Tréport as a sketching ground
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19788#0117
Le Treport
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
•J„ „f +v,„ T!,.™1„ low tide, treport by f. l. emanuel
one side of the _bresle '
Valley, just as the cliff
over the harbour and beyond Mers forms the men have most aristocratic features, clear cut and
other. well chiselled. Their womenkind are also very
The quayside at high water is always agog with noticeable. Well grown and very neat, they
excitement, for great three-masted fishing luggers do real hard work, helping to haul their
and staunch cutters are coming and going. These husbands' boats out of port, besides toiling
boats are manned by fine burly fellows, built in other ways. Extra excitement on the
straight as a die, powerful, cheery, and light- quay is caused by the frequent loading of
hearted. To the English ear there appears to be excursion steamers and sailing boats, accom-
an excess of shouting and excitement aboard their panied by very vigorous touting for custom,
craft; nevertheless a deal of rough heavy work is The way French trippers sail out in rough weather,
done, and seems to be done well. Many of the 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
on treport beach by f. l. emanuel the foreground is a tall,
98
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
•J„ „f +v,„ T!,.™1„ low tide, treport by f. l. emanuel
one side of the _bresle '
Valley, just as the cliff
over the harbour and beyond Mers forms the men have most aristocratic features, clear cut and
other. well chiselled. Their womenkind are also very
The quayside at high water is always agog with noticeable. Well grown and very neat, they
excitement, for great three-masted fishing luggers do real hard work, helping to haul their
and staunch cutters are coming and going. These husbands' boats out of port, besides toiling
boats are manned by fine burly fellows, built in other ways. Extra excitement on the
straight as a die, powerful, cheery, and light- quay is caused by the frequent loading of
hearted. To the English ear there appears to be excursion steamers and sailing boats, accom-
an excess of shouting and excitement aboard their panied by very vigorous touting for custom,
craft; nevertheless a deal of rough heavy work is The way French trippers sail out in rough weather,
done, and seems to be done well. Many of the 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
on treport beach by f. l. emanuel the foreground is a tall,
98