[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

Retlaw asks where the artist was standing. I favour somewhere up Bash. It could be Whinney Hill and Pendle in the distance. An early OS map might tell us which way the factory buildings ran - East-West or North-South. If my supposition is correct, the large buildings ran E-W, thus giving a South-facing aspect and better light for a longer time through the windows. I will enquire about the museum's stock.

Attached is a plan of Broad Oak Works 1909.
the buildings ran neither East to West, or North to South, but in between. Still doesn't answer the question of the foreground, the land going up towards Bash is rising, and the artist would be looking down on Broad Oak Works, not straight at it.
Retlaw.