The Jolly Fisherman
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John Hassall (illustrator)
John Hassall was born in Walmer, Kent on 21 May 1868, died 8 March 1948 and was an English illustrator.Hassall educated in Worthing, at Newton Abbot College and at Neuenheim College, Heidelberg. After twice failing entry to The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he emigrated to Manitoba in Canada...
in 1908 after he had been commissioned by the Great Northern Railways
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
(GNR). It is regarded as one of the most famous holiday advertisements of all time and is believed to have significantly influenced the success of Skegness
Skegness
Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Located on the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, east of the city of Lincoln it has a total resident population of 18,910....
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
as a holiday destination.
The poster depicts a fisherman skipping along the beach, with the slogan "Skegness is SO bracing".
There are diferent versions of the poster, however, the fisherman and the slogan are always part of the design.
He is now the mascot for Skegness and celebrated his 100th birthday in 2008.
"The Jolly Fisherman" is also the name of diferent places located in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, such as a restaurant, a resort, among others.
External links
- Jolly Fisherman website
- The Jolly Fisherman Gallery with Images of John Hassall
- Information from the website of Skegness
- The official National Railway Museum print website containing a number of Jolly Fisherman posters