How some southerners still, undoubtedly, perceive the North
He also painted a lot of sea-scapes
There is a story, recounted in one of the Stuart Maconie books, that he once had a visit by a junior School class, as he knew the teacher (after he became well-known)
Lowry asked a young girl what she thought to the picture
"It needs a SeaGull, Mister Lowry"
"Go on then, lass, put one on"
With the horrified Teacher looking on, the youngster drew the (archetypal) stylised 'V' of a SeaGull on the canvas
Supposedly it's on the canvas to this day, but Maconie didn't state which painting