I was very stung by Detterling's description of Uxbridge as a 'dreary suburb. (What a bar steward!)
A glimpse of Uxbridge through the eyes of artists kicks philistine comments like that in to touch...

Joseph Thors - Evening, after the storm, West Uxbridge
with partial artist's label and inscription 'Evening, W. Uxbridge, after the storm W. Uxbridge' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 60.9 cm.)
oil on canvas
16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 60.9 cm.)

Armament School, Uxbridge: Women's Royal Air Force at Work in Aerial Gun-Testing Shop by Graham Glen


Uxbridge High Street by Freda Florence Young

Wooded Landscape near Iver, Uxbridge by Patrick Nasmyth


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