Here we have some fabulous paintings or artwork associated with Haslingden and Haslingden artist. The following examples 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)
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.
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| 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. |
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
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
Kindly shared to us by Geoffrey Hallam
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Artist: Arthur Kirby
Watercolour by Arthur Kirby
Watercolour by Arthur Kirby
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)
Watercolour kindly shared by Allan Bradshaw who's late cousin did the painting in the 90s.
Watercolour kindly shared by Allan Bradshaw who's late cousin did the painting in the 90s.
Artist: Sam Good
Watercolour painting by Sam Good
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Artist: J. Warburton
Watercolour by J. Warburton 1962
Owned and shared to us by Jacqueline Ramsbottom
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Artist: Nellie Tindley
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
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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
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
Artist: Derek Woodhall
 Oil painting by Derek Woodhall c1975 kindly shared to us by Ray Whittaker
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Micheal
Edward Laffy was the son if Irish immigrants from Mayo, born in Haslingden on
the 18th 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
M.E. Laffy self portrait
M.E. Laffy self portrait
- Back High Street - Top O'th Town (M.E. Laffy)
Painting scan kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy
Painting by M.E. Laffy
Painting photo kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy
St. James Church (M.E. Laffy)
Painting photo kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy
Tower of the White Horse Inn - Top O'th Town (M.E. Laffy)
Painting photo Kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy
Painting by M.E. Laffy
Painting photo kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy
Painting by M.E. Laffy
Painting photo kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy
Painting by M.E. Laffy
Painting photo kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy
Painting by M.E. Laffy
Painting photo kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy
This painting to me looks very much like it could be Top O'th Slate Quarry when they quarried shale in the manufacture of bricks.
Painting by M.E. Laffy
Painting photo kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy
Again this looks like a painting of a local quarry, although this time I would have thought perhaps the Musbury Heights quarries - It shows "flagstones" leant against the cabin which to me indicates the production of "Haslingden flags"
Painting by M.E. Laffy
Painting photo kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy
Painting by M.E. Laffy
Painting photo kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy
Painting by M.E. Laffy
Painting photo kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy
Painting by M.E. Laffy
Painting photo kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy
Painting by M.E. Laffy
Painting photo kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy
I wonder if this is the area of Helmshore Road just below the Sports Centre which was a well known area in the past for "accumulation of snow"
Of a property awaiting demolition at the Top O'th Town
Painting photo kindly shared to us by Sean Laffy
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