A PENSIONER is appealing for people in Darlington to help him find some lost paintings he completed more than 50 years ago.

Jim Johnson, 84, who lives off North Road, painted them in the 1940s and had completely forgotten about them until he discovered them in a wardrobe.

He was thrilled to find the paintings and took them into town to show his friends in the pub.

However, as he was returning home, he left the five rolled up pictures on a Green Bus.

He said: "One of the pictures was a bottle of Guinness, which was flying and the bottle was leaking. There was also a copy of it.

"And then there were some adverts which said old age pensioners would be treated to a pint for 1p. I think I was asked to draw them after the war.

"I have asked and they haven't been handed in. Somebody is bound to have them and I would ask them to hand them in.

"I would love to have them back because there are something I did a lot of years ago."

There were three big pictures and two small ones. Mr Johnson left them on the Green Bus on Sunday, February 13.

If you have found Mr Johnson's pictures please call The Northern Echo on (01325) 505069.