Haslingden Old and New...

Haslingden derives from Hazeldean or Valley of the Hazels. It lies 19 miles north of Manchester in the County of Lancashire. A area at one time noted in particular for its Stone, it also played a big part in the Woollen and then later Cotton Industries from the 18th and through the 19th and early to mid 20th Century... It is steeped in Local History and can also boast to have one of the most beautiful Natural Valleys around, where thousands come and visit annually

Wednesday, 12 October 2016

Haslingden In Art (93 pictures or sketches within our collection)

Here we have HASLINGDEN'S ONLINE DIGITAL ART GALLERY with some fabulous paintings or other artwork associated with Haslingden artist. The following pieces have been kindly offered for show on the Haslingden Old and New facebook site, or sent in direct to the Blog. If you have any contributions you would like to share with us all please get in touch at (bryan.yorke@sky.com) or (jax1956@googlemail.com) or through the facebook page

Artist: Joyce Scholes

Charles Lane, Haslingden (Click over to enlarge)

Watercolour by J. Scholes

Kindly shared to our Facebook page by Michael Ryan who has had this hanging on his wall since work took him away in the 1970s. Reminders of Home - Top of Charles Lane as a reminder of mum working at Flash Mill.

Robin Hood, Holcombe Road (Click over to enlarge)

Watercolour by J. Scholes

Kindly shared to our Facebook page by Michael Ryan who has had this hanging on his wall since work took him away in the 1970s. Reminders of Home - Robin Hood for dad's tales of taking billy cans for a couple of pints for the lads when working at Holden Wood.

Haslingden Old Road (Click over to enlarge)
Watercolour by J. Scholes

Kindly shared to our Facebook page by Michael Ryan who has had this hanging on his wall since work took him away in the 1970s. Reminders of Home - Haslingden Old Road - As a memory of long summers play

Here are two more paintings above of Haslingden Grane by the same artist J. Scholes
Kindly shared to us by Nigel Higson

Painting of Musbury Valley by Joyce Scholes (Click over to enlarge)

Kindly shared to us by Geoffrey Hallam - also now archived in the Haslingden In Art

Higher Hollin Bank Farm - by Joyce Scholes (Click over to enlarge)

Tor Mile Race was held going up this track

Painting kindly shared to us by Geoffrey Hallam

The Station by J. Scholes
Kindly shared to us by Geoffrey Hallam

Haslingden by J. Scholes (Click over to enlarge)

Kindly shared to us by Alison May

Grane Reservoir by J. Scholes
Kindly contributed to our Haslingden in Art by Scott Sadler

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Artist: Arthur Kirby

The Midland Bank and Higher Deardengate on Market Day

taken from around the Commercial Hotel (Click over to enlarge)
Watercolour by Arthur Kirby

Top Of Deardengate (Click over to enlarge)
Watercolour by Arthur Kirby

Market Place (Click over to enlarge)
Watercolour by Arthur Kirby

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Artist: Sam Fitton

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A drawing of Major David Halstead and called "Haslingdens "David"

by Sam Fitton (1922)

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A drawing of Major David Halstead and called "Our Major"

by Sam Fitton (1922)

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A drawing of Major David Halstead and called "The Major, The Antiquarian Major"

by Sam Fitton (1922)

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Artist (unknown)

View looking up Charles Lane from the end of Prospect Terrace (Click over to enlarge)

Watercolour kindly shared by Allan Bradshaw who's late cousin did the painting in the 90s.

Victoria Park (Click over to enlarge)

Watercolour kindly shared by Allan Bradshaw who's late cousin did the painting in the 90s.

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Artist: Sam Good

Wesleyan Chapel, Grane (Click over to enlarge)

Watercolour painting by Sam Good

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Artist: J. Warburton

Deserted School and farmhouses - Haslingden Grane (Click over to enlarge)

Watercolour by J. Warburton 1962

Owned and shared to us by Jacqueline Ramsbottom

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Artist: Nellie Tindley

A snow scene of Carr Mill and Martin Croft (Click over to enlarge)

Watercolour by Nellie Tindley and shared by her son in law Bob

painted Late January 1977, painted from the backyard of 302 Blackburn Road

Artist: John Holt

"Raingrane" (No.27)
watercolour by John Holt
On view in Haslingden Library

Artist: J.G. Hassell

St. Thomas Musbury - Spring

A beautiful charcoal drawing by J.G. Hassell (1983)

Kindly shared to us by Beverley Moore

Manchester Road Church, Haslingden (Click over to enlarge)

a fabulous charcoal print by John Hassell (1983)

Kindly shared to us by Alison May and uploaded here on 18th December 2016

Lower Bridge (Bridge End), Helmshore (Click over to enlarge)

a fabulous charcoal print by John Hassell (1983)

Kindly shared to us by Alison May and uploaded here on 18th December 2016

Station Hotel, Helmshore by John G Hassell (1978)
Kindly shared to us by Mark Lyons

Artist: D.J. Sherburne

King George V and Queen Mary visit to Haslingden in 1913 (Click over to enlarge)

artist is D.J. Sherburne

(It seems the painting adorns several houses around our area)

Kindly shared to us by Terry McGuire

St. John's Church, Baxenden (click over to enlarge)

Artist is D.J. Sherburne

Photo: Kindly shared to us by Terry McGuire

Artist: Colin Reeve

A 4"x3" miniature of the Calf Hey Reservoir
A watercolour beautifully painted by Colin Reeve

Artist: Derek Woodhall

Cross Street North and South (Click over to enlarge)
oil painting by Derek Woodhall c1983
This painting adorned our walls at one time when we lived on Cross Street North.

Calf Hey - Haslingden Grane 1975

Oil painting by Derek Woodhall c1975

kindly shared to us by Ray Whittaker

Artist: Unknown

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Michael Davitt in the upper room of what is now the Haslingden Library (Click over to enlarge)

Author of this sketch unknown. It is time this beautiful artwork was included within the Haslingden In Art

Artist: Fizle Sagar

Children playing on St. James Playing Fields

Prinny Hill, Carrs.

If you want to get in touch with Fizle her email address is:

fizle@blueyonder.co.uk

This is a beautiful work by local artist "Fizle" (now residing in France).

If you want to get in touch with Fizle her email address is:

fizle@blueyonder.co.uk

Artist: Liz Taylor

Robin Hoods Well - Liz Taylor

Snig Hole Bridge - Liz Taylor

Tor in Winter by local artist Liz Taylor

(liz.taylor157@gmail.com)

"Winter Walk to Musbury"

Alden Lodge 12th Dec 2020

Liz Taylor

Musbury Tor from Snighole

by Liz Taylor (February 2020)

(liz.taylor157@gmail.com)

Calf Hey, Haslingden Grane

by Liz Taylor - September 2019

(liz.taylor157@gmail.com)

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Communion Wine - Haslingden Methodist

by Liz Taylor (June 2019)

artist: (liz.taylor157@gmail.com)

The Communion Wine - Haslingden St. James Church

(Click over to enlarge)

artist: (liz.taylor157@gmail.com)

The Glass Tower

(liz.taylor157@gmail.com)

Musbury Tor with Park Mill Chimney by Liz Taylor (May 2018)

(liz.taylor157@gmail.com)

Peel Tower, Holcombe by Liz Taylor
(liz.taylor157@gmail.com)

Musbury Tor by Liz Taylor

Should you have any queries about the above painting please contact Liz on the following

email address: liz.taylor157@gmail.com

Snighole Viaduct by Liz Taylor

Should you have any queries about the above painting please contact Liz on the following

email address: liz.taylor157@gmail.com

St. Thomas's Lychgate by Liz Taylor

Should you have any queries about the above painting please contact Liz on the following

email address: liz.taylor157@gmail.com

Stonefold Village by Liz Taylor

Should you have any queries about the above painting please contact Liz on the following

email address: liz.taylor157@gmail.com

Emmanuel Church, Holcombe by Liz Taylor

Should you have any queries about the above painting please contact Liz on the following

email address: liz.taylor157@gmail.com

East Lancashire Railway by Liz Taylor

Should you have any queries about the above painting please contact Liz on the following

email address: liz.taylor157@gmail.com

Stonefold by Liz Taylor

Should you have any queries about the above painting please contact Liz on the following
email address: liz.taylor157@gmail.com

Haslingden's Liz Taylor (19th November 2018) has kindly shared with us two of her more recent paintings. One of the steps up to Holcombe which I am sure many a Haslingden/Helmshore folk will have traversed, and also she has done the beautiful train "City of Wells" which has run on on the nearby East Lancashire Railway.

liz.taylor157@gmail.com

View from Holcombe Hill by Liz Taylor

liz.taylor157@gmail.com

Sunnybank, Helmshore

by local artist - Liz Taylor

liz.taylor157@gmail.com

Snighole by Liz Taylor

liz.taylor157@gmail.com

Park Road, Helmshore by Liz Taylor

liz.taylor157@gmail.com

Sherfin Nook, Haslingden by Liz Taylor

liz.taylor157@gmail.com

Sunset O-er Tower
by Liz Taylor
now archived in Hazledene in Art

Winter moon o-er Tower
by Liz Taylor
now archived in Hazledene in Art

Path Up t'halo
by Liz Taylor

Lower Stonefold in Spring

by Liz Taylor

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Artist: G.W. Altham

Sketch of Sunnybank Cottages, Helmshore by G.W. Altham (Click over to enlarge)
Kindly shared to us by Peter Fisher

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M.E. Laffy c 1910

Micheal Laffy - standing and sittee awaiting portrait

Artist: M.E. LAFFY (1878-1949)

(Notes written by Sean Laffy (Cashell, Ireland) - Grandson of M.E. Laffy

Micheal Edward Laffy was the son if Irish immigrants from Mayo, born in Haslingden on the 18^th March 1878, he was apprenticed at age 14 to a Haslingden Painters and Decorators. His talent was spotted early and generously nurtured, he went to night school in Manchester, progressing on to the Slade School of Art in London. At the Slade he was tutored by the French artist Rodin. After college he spent some time in Cornwall living with artists in the Newlyn School and then went on to Europe with extended stays in Austria and Switzerland.

On his return to the UK he took up the position as a scene painter with a travelling Theatre Company. He spent some time in Cheshire, where he met fellow valley girl Alice Maud Fuller, she was the daughter of J.H Fuller, Poultry farmer of Marsden Square Haslingden..

Micheal was 32 and Alice 22 when the two married in 1908 at St Agnes Church West Kirkby on the Wirral. They soon returned to Haslingden where he started his own Painting and Decorating business. They lived at number 14 Pleasant Street and bought the house they occupied.

He continued his fine art work, in oils, water-olour and pastels. Many of his oils were portraits of famous people of the day or Haslingden notables. Unfortunately only one of his paintings in our collection is dated and the location of the subject known (Hutch Bank Cottages 1940). Most of the work we have retained as an extended family, was, I believe done to “keep his hand in”.

Other more finished works possibly exist in private collections,as he was known to work on commissions. None of his work that we own today is signed, which makes us believe the paintings were preparatory or demonstration pieces. We have a very small pocket book (circa 1910) where he lists work done and prices charged , these include Portrait of Mrs Baxter £3, and Romeo and Juliet £3 (possibly his payment for a theatrical production).

Towards the latter end of his career, with less pressure from the financial strains of caring for a young family, he spent some time in the Yorkshire Dales, where he adopted a freer style, harking back to the vibrancy of the artists he had met in the Newlyn school fifty years before. Some of the work here has slight damage, and some has heavy layers of 100 year old varnish. The water-colour pieces are vibrant and on only one or two is there signs of foxing.

M.E. Laffy self portrait

- Back High Street - Top O'th Town (M.E. Laffy)

Painting scan kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy