From the Peter Wheat Collection
“BB” Denys Watkins-Pitchford. Original Scraperboard from The Shooting Times 1988 depicting ‘BB’ fishing.
THE OLD COPPER MINE. DEVON
Annotated by Peter Wheat
“Beechmere or Bradmere pool, Chagford Area, Devon
A view of the east bank from directly opposite “The Snake”, with ‘BB’ fishing to the left of this famous snag.”
Wonderful scrapersboard of this historically important ‘pool’.
Comes with copy letter from PW to James Fraser with comprehensive details of view and history etc. plus other notes and copy of Shooting Times.
Image 6″ by 3.5″. Frame 12 1/2 by 9 3/4’s