James Stark (1794-1859)

James Stark (1794-1859)
Fuller's Hole, St Martin at Oak, Norwich; The Old Workhouse, Steyning, West Sussex
Two, the latter inscribed and dated Old Union Steyning July 57 (lower left) and inscribed chaume (to the thatched roof)
Both pencil and watercolour
25 x 35.5cm; 9¾ x 14in; 26.2 x 36.2cm; 10¼ x 14¼in
Unframed (2)

Fuller's Hole was the popular name for the house of Alderman Fuller, Mayor of Norwich. Fuller's Hole stood on the banks of the river Wensum next to Wensum Park. It was knocked down in the 1930s.

The second work depicts the old workhouse on Mouse Lane, Steyning. The building still exists as privately owned cottages. This watercolour shows the roof partly thatched and partly tiled (Stark’s inscription `Chaume’ is another word for `thatch’) whereas a photo of the early 1900s shows it all tiled, as it is still today.