12201227080?profile=originalSouthport's The Atkinson venue and the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI), with Ponting's biographer Anne Strathie, is showing a new exhibition Herbert Ponting: Explorer and Photographer at The Atkinson from 10 June to 2 September 2023.  Ponting's family lived in Southport from the 1880s. 

Alongside the exhibition of photographs and rarely seen artefacts relating to Herbert Ponting are a series of talks and events. 

Ponting’s father was appointed Manager of Preston Banking Company in the 1880s and the family set up home in Park Road West, Southport.  

Herbert Ponting: Explorer and Photographer
10 June-2 September 2023
Free admission, Monday-Saturday, 1000-1600
The Atkinson, Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1DB
Details: https://www.theatkinson.co.uk/exhibition/herbert-ponting/

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