Widecombe Fair
Lieutenant J. Cahill
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1921
Materials
Paper, Wood
Measurements
650 mm (Length)320 mm (W)
Place of origin
Streatham
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Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
NT 335304
Caption
Engraving depicting Widecombe Fair, the famous fair that is the subject of the folk song featuring Uncle Tom Cobley and his friends. The fair takes place at WIdecombe-in-the-Moor on the second Tuesday in September, records show it has been in existence since at least 1850.
Summary
Print, engraving Widecombe Fair by T. F. Richards. Published in 1921 by Lieut J Cahill, 14 Moorcroft Road, Streatham, London SW16, after watercolour illustration of song by T F Richards, 1916.
Makers and roles
Lieutenant J. Cahill, engraver and publisher T. F. Richards, artist