Landing Hour

Landing Hour

The working day on a Northumberland fish quay, from the landing to the last light, by Merrick Ord. Every frame C2PA-signed and AI-licence protected.

The wheelhouse lit at dusk, the harbour flat as a plate, the day counted up. CR
Last Light on the Quay
Merrick Ord / Landing Hour
A bollard grown over with lichen, still taking the weight of the fleet. CR
Bollard and Chain
Merrick Ord / Landing Hour
The covered walk in February, wet boards the length of it and nobody sitting down. CR
Red Bench, Out of Season
Merrick Ord / Landing Hour
Fifty years of landings in one ledger, every box and every buyer written in by hand.
Landing Book
Merrick Ord / Landing Hour
A channel marker on the pier head, the only colour left in the afternoon. CR
The Marker
Merrick Ord / Landing Hour
The fish-house door standing open to the weather, crates of ice going out to the boats. CR
Ice Room Door
Merrick Ord / Landing Hour
The boat brought in along the channel and every coat in the place stood on the shingle to watch. CR
The Whole Town Came Down
Merrick Ord / Landing Hour
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