…y on such stalls and shops as visiting a doctor was expensive. Humphrey Spender was obviously particularly interested in the stall as he took a sequence of eight photographs of it and also wrote an observation which is in the Mass Observation Archive. This is one of only four written observations that we know Spender produced. In it he describes ‘a stoutish woman dressed as a nurse’ who is selling coloured liquids in bottles to enthusiastic custom…
…y on such stalls and shops as visiting a doctor was expensive. Humphrey Spender was obviously particularly interested in the stall as he took a sequence of eight photographs of it and also wrote an observation which is in the Mass Observation Archive. This is one of only four written observations that we know Spender produced. In it he describes ‘a stoutish woman dressed as a nurse’ who is selling coloured liquids in bottles to enthusiastic custom…
…y on such stalls and shops as visiting a doctor was expensive. Humphrey Spender was obviously particularly interested in the stall as he took a sequence of eight photographs of it and also wrote an observation which is in the Mass Observation Archive. This is one of only four written observations that we know Spender produced. In it he describes ‘a stoutish woman dressed as a nurse’ who is selling coloured liquids in bottles to enthusiastic custom…
…y on such stalls and shops as visiting a doctor was expensive. Humphrey Spender was obviously particularly interested in the stall as he took a sequence of eight photographs of it and also wrote an observation which is in the Mass Observation Archive. This is one of only four written observations that we know Spender produced. In it he describes ‘a stoutish woman dressed as a nurse’ who is selling coloured liquids in bottles to enthusiastic custom…
…Children playing in the street were one of Spender’s favourite subjects. Whilst games like marbles are still popular others are unfamiliar today. These boys are playing with chicken’s feet. They could open and close them by pulling on the tendons. We don’t know the location of this photograph although it is probably in Bolton town centre, if you can help locate it please leave a comment below….
…A woman buys stamps from a machine at the Post Office on Deansgate. The Post Office remains open (in 2012) and still has a stamp machine outside….
…A woman buys stamps from a machine at the Post Office on Deansgate. The Post Office remains open (in 2012) and still has a stamp machine outside….
…A woman buys stamps from a machine at the Post Office on Deansgate. The Post Office remains open (in 2012) and still has a stamp machine outside….
…A woman buys stamps from a machine at the Post Office on Deansgate. The Post Office remains open (in 2012) and still has a stamp machine outside….
…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…