Brixham Harbour - by Terry Harrison

1000 Piece Puzzles - 685mm x 490mm

Box Dimensions - 305mm x 305mm x 50mm

Gibsons have created a series of harbor scene jigsaw puzzles with a close eye to the rich maritime history of the British. The Brixham Harbour puzzle image evokes the salt sea air, the ever present sea gulls and the gentle lapping of waves against the boat's hulls. This protected seaside harbor now shelters recreational vessels when, once upon a time, battered fishing boats would have been manned by interpid fishermen eking out a hazardous living along the rugged coastline. The puzzle hobbyist will immediately appreciate the effort taken to fashion a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle that contains all the necessary puzzle elements in order to produce this atmospheric picture. Hard by the water's edge you find the restaurants, shops and ship's chandlers reminiscent of a bygone era. The jigsaw depicts the community's true history with the modest row houses receding high into the background surround the church which must have provided comfort to the sailors families as their men plied stormy waters in search of their once plentiful bounty.


Gibsons 1000 Piece Puzzles leave no detail unexamined if it can add to the feeling that we are looking at a jigsaw puzzle picture whose true story lies in a past at once romantic but also fraught with danger as well as a hard life. Nowadays, as the jigsaw puzzle shows, a more tranquil way of life provides a safe haven for the weekend sailor's skiff.

Terry Harrison is a favourite jigsaw puzzle desinger of Gibsons with fourteen differents puzzle pictures in the Gibsons catalogue. His 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles vary widely in theme but his harbour scenes are hugely popular.


Terry Harrison was born near Wendover into an RAF family and consequently spent his early years moving from base to base, eventually settling in Farnborough, Hampshire. After attending Farnham Art School, Terry became a graphic artist working in London before joining the Yellow Pages as an illustrator and later Thompson Directories in their Farnborough head office. During his leisure time, Terry pursued his true passion which was landscape painting and by 1984 the demand on his original work was so great that he decided to paint full time and has never looked back!

A few years later, Terry began to publish his work as fine art prints and in 1996 was awarded the Best Up and Coming Published Artist of the Year by the Fine Art Trade Guild.

The increasing popularity of Terry's work in both their original and printed formats (including cardboard jigsaw puzzles) is reflected in the ever increasing demand for his pictures both at home and abroad.His work can be found in collections around the world in Europe, Japan and the United STêtes.