1000 Piece Puzzles - 685mm x 490mm

Box Dimensions - 305mm x 305mm x 50mm

Village Crossing is a brand new 1000 Piece Puzzles from the growing range of seasonal themes from the Gibsons puzzle catalogue. This jigsaw puzzle is based on the Christmas season set 50 or 60 years ago when it was not unusual to see a horse drawn cart in the same street as an automobile. In this puzzle the cart is carrying a Christmas tree. Snow adds to the Christmas atmosphere and was probably a rare and fleeting pleasure briefly enjoyed by the youngsters. In the jigsaw as twilight sets in it appears not to be too cold as a bicycle is propped up against the sidewalk. Another indication of normally mild winters is a window shopper contemplating new bicycles either for himself or a loved one as a Christmas present. In the background a steam train passes over the level crossing and the village road continues in the background up the hill past the church. Children gather in the foreground of the puzzle engaged in a frantic snowball fight and the nearby sled is of the distinctly old fashioned variety. Given Gibsons careful consideration to nostalgic authenticity and Trevor Mitchell's reputation as a jigsaw puzzle painter of realistic exactitude, vehicles such as the cars and train in the jigsaw puzzle would be exact period likeness.


Trevor Mitchell began his career as a designer of brochure and advertising material at a London advertising agency after leaving Bradford Art College in 1979 with a diploma in Art & design. A few years later he returned to his native West Yorkshire and in 1986 was made redundant.

This was the moment that Trevor's life changed and he took the first steps towards becoming a self-sufficient artist. However, through the combination of raw talent and dogged Yorkshire persistence his paintings started to get notices.

The first breakout came when Trevor was asked to do some paintings of local West Yorkshire scenes for two calendars. Various other commissions followed, including a collection of pictured for greeting cards.

The next and most important development in Trevor's career came with the publication of his paintings as prints. One of the many publishers that Trevor has made contact with asked him if he could produce some illustrations depicting farming with steam. Trevor was delighted to accept the challenge, he had always had a fascination with steam traction and the paintings were very successful.

Today, the subject matter of Trevor’s paintings is wide and varied, including farming scenes, tractors, vintage vehicles, railways and World War II aircraft. Gibsons is proud to have Trevor Mitchell as one of their valued jigsaw puzzle draftsmen.