andrewrobinsonart Blog

Fish and chips has always had a special place in Britain. It is food with its sleeves rolled up. It belongs to Fridays after school, seaside holidays, factory teas, football nights, and the walk home when it is too cold to cook. The Yeadon shop stood for that tradition in a very direct way. Its claim as the world’s oldest fish and chip shop linked it back to Victorian times. I thought I would paint the shop to keep its memory alive.