Description
View of the sunken garden at Mere Hall from the roof. Artists Graham Bell and William Coldstream were painting views of Bolton from the roof and Humphrey Spender took this photograph whilst visiting them at work.
View from Mere Hall By Humphrey Spender
- Copyright Bolton Council
- Image ref. 1993.83.14.15
- Page author:
This is the right view. This has bene reversed in the image on the postcard that is on sale. No wonder the print on the card is so deceiving – it’s in reverse.
Yes you are right! We went to Mere Hall to check the view and realised the mistake.
The building you can see just after the flower beds was Sharmans brewery
This appears to be a view looking to the south. In the distance on the right are the gas holders at Spa Road with the tower of Bolton Royal Infirmary poking up to their right. The terraced houses to the left are probably Nottingham Street, Leicester Street and Wentworth Street, all running down to Merehall Street. The mill to the far left looks like Mossfield on Vernon Street. The mills in the middle are likely to be Bolton Union on Arrow Street/Vernon Street.