More than 50,000 visitors are set to have enjoyed Norwich Castle's exhibition of the work of pioneering photographer Olive Edis by the time the show closes later this month.

Eastern Daily Press: Fishermen & Kings: The Photography of Olive Edis, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, 8 October 2016 to 22 January 2017 'Buck' Craske, by Olive Edis. Glass plate negative, date unknown. © Norfolk Museums Service (Cromer Museum)Fishermen & Kings: The Photography of Olive Edis, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, 8 October 2016 to 22 January 2017 'Buck' Craske, by Olive Edis. Glass plate negative, date unknown. © Norfolk Museums Service (Cromer Museum) (Image: © Norfolk Museums Service (Cromer Museum))

Ms Edis, who had studios in Sheringham, was one of the most important photographers of the first half of the 20th century and the first accredited female war photographer. She took pictures of everything from First World War battlefields to royalty to the fishermen of north Norfolk, and more than 190 of her photographs are currently featured in the exhibition Fishermen & Kings: The Photography of Olive Edis, which opened at the castle in October.

To date the exhibition has attracted more than 40,500 visitors, and people have until January 22 to see the show.

Esther Morgan, relationships officer at Norfolk Museums Service, said: 'People really seem to have taken Olive Edis to their hearts. They are spending a long time in the gallery, really absorbing her work, and we are on course for having about 50,000 visitors to the exhibition.

'People have really genuinely responded to Olive Edis' work which is really nice, and it is great to have put her work in the spotlight again.'

Eastern Daily Press: Fishermen & Kings: The Photography of Olive Edis, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, 8 October 2016 to 22 January 2017. Prince Albert (King George VI), by Olive Edis. Glass plate negative, 1920. © Norfolk Museums Service (Cromer Museum)Fishermen & Kings: The Photography of Olive Edis, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, 8 October 2016 to 22 January 2017. Prince Albert (King George VI), by Olive Edis. Glass plate negative, 1920. © Norfolk Museums Service (Cromer Museum) (Image: © Norfolk Museums Service (Cromer Museum))

She said the Olive Edis exhibition looked on course to be among the most popular exhibitions in the castle's autumn exhibition slot in recent years.

Build Your Own: Tools for Sharing, from October 3 2015 to January 3 2016, had 40,332 visitors. John Wonnacott and John Lessore: The Life Room and the City, from October 4 2014 until January 4 2015, attracted 42,000 visitors. Curiosity: Art and the Pleasures of Knowing, from September 28 2013 until January 5 2014, had 46,566 visitors.

The exhibition is part of the ongoing Olive Edis project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, which aims to boost awareness of her inspirational life and work. A permanent Olive Edis exhibition is due to open at Cromer Museum later this year.

Fishermen & Kings: The Photography of Olive Edis is at Norwich Castle until January 22 - visit www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Eastern Daily Press: Fishermen & Kings: The Photography of Olive Edis, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, 8 October 2016 to 22 January 2017 Olive Edis, by Cyril Nunn. Glass plate negative, 1953. © Norfolk Museums Service (Cromer Museum)Fishermen & Kings: The Photography of Olive Edis, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, 8 October 2016 to 22 January 2017 Olive Edis, by Cyril Nunn. Glass plate negative, 1953. © Norfolk Museums Service (Cromer Museum) (Image: © Norfolk Museums Service (Cromer Museum))