…ls in Bolton’s market hall in the early 1980s. The hall has now become an indoor shopping centre. Bolton’s other market on Ashburner Street is still open and bustling (2012). Humphrey Spender revisited and photographed Bolton in the early 1980s for the short film ‘Return Journey’. The documentary was directed by Ian Potts, and funded by the Arts Council and ITV. Bolton Museum hold two rolls of 35mm film which he took during this visit. He photogra…
Footbridge crossing the Croal from St. Helena Road. The buildings belonged to the tannery. The river now runs underground and the open space is a car park. The National Probation Service building stands in place of the tannery.
Footbridge crossing the Croal from St. Helena Road. The buildings belonged to the tannery. The river now runs underground and the open space is a car park. The National Probation Service building stands in place of the tannery.
…f course Spender was one of those writing the textbook. The painting makes a stunning opener to the show. It was very kindly loaned to us by Ian Potts and his wife Jill who respectively directed and produced “Stranger than Fiction” which we are showing in the Museum’s lecture theatre on the 6th October. They brought it up for us on the day of the exhibition preview on their roof rack- not the typical museum transportation method. It gave us that a…