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Born and lived in Sunderland , until
moving to South Shields in 1945 when he married Dorothy.
After leaving school, he served as an apprentice at
Reyrolles, followed by National Service in the army, then as a Chartered Electrical
Engineer for the North Eastern Electricity Board until taking early retirement
in 1981. A keen photographer since his teenage years, with a great love of
nature and the countryside, especially the Lake District
and Weardale. Along with Dorothy enjoyed walking and bird watching. George
loved poetry and art, in particular the Pre-Raphaelite paintings.
He had a
great interest in prehistoric sites and old buildings, which also feature in
his photographs. George was a past member and past Chairman of Harton Probus,
giving several illustrated talks to this and to other societies. George joined
the Photographic Society in 1987 also served on the committee of the
Photographic Society and had a spell as editor of the societies journal.
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