Description
Artist William Coldstream’s painting on the roof of Mere Hall. He painted views of Bolton from the hall alongside artist Graham Bell for Mass Observation. This painting is now in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
William Coldstream’s Painting By Humphrey Spender - April 1938
- Copyright Bolton Council
- Image ref. 1993.83.14.16
- Print ref. 1993.2.117
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We are both retired,and my husband
loves painting scenes of Bolton as we knew it in the late 40 to late 60s
We often visit Bolton to see remaining family,and get very nostalgic
hence the drawings. They are for personal use only. Thank you.
One of my favourite old industrial views. It is taken a bit to the right of another photo in the Spender collection. We are looking over the north east corner of Merehall/Thomasson Park, with Fleet Street to the left and Nottingham Street to the right. St Matthew’s School and the Carlton Cinema, both Mount Street, are prominent. From the left, the first three chimneys (one almost hidden) overlap with the other photo. Then there are the diminutive Prospect no. 1 Mill, on the Halliwell Road side (hard to see), the Destructor, Ulleswater Street; Prospect no. 2/3 Mills, on the Blackburn Road side; the twin power station chimneys; Moorlands Mill, Halliwell Road; Blackbank Street Mill; Denvale Mill, Union Road; Dart Mill, Union Road; and finally Moss Street Baths. Sadly the only prominent structure still standing is the Iron Church, Blackburn Road (spire to the left of Prospect Mill tower).