A new exhibition at The Granary Gallery, entitled The Light of Days Past: Photography in Berwick 1840 –1980, opens on Sunday 26th October 2025 and will remain on show until February 2026.
Almost since its invention, the art of photography has thrived in Berwick. The town’s first photographic studio opened in 1849 and during the 19th century, travelling photographers, working from mobile studios would stop in the town. Although many of these were fleeting, William De Lan and his three daughters, who were also photographers, eventually made Berwick their home.
As technology changed, photography became even more embedded in the lives of our predecessors. Photographs began to appear in newspapers and could be sent abroad in the form of a postcard, or with the click of a shutter on an inexpensive personal camera capture a candid moment for posterity.
This major exhibition features over 100 images of Berwick and is a journey of exploration into how the town and its people have been captured by the changing photographer’s lens over the past 150 years.
Open Wednesdays – Sundays, 11.00am – 4.00pm
