Re: View Of Broad Oak Printworks - William Linton
 

Birdie Brow?? Never even heard of it!!!! Do you know I am Accrington born and bred and have NEVER even heard that word in my life? http://lancashire.greatbritishlife.c...y/image/52016/
I am still awaiting a response from Helmshore Textile Museum to see if they have the painting by Linton.

Re: View Of Broad Oak Printworks - William Linton
 

i can remember folk mentioning Birdie Brow, but thats about it! Moby Dick was a tadpole back then.:eek:

Re: View Of Broad Oak Printworks - William Linton
 

Atarah, I thought every kid in the borough had at sometime been whimberry picking on Birdie Brow easily accessed via Mitton, it's the eastern end of Longridge Fell. In fact after looking at map this could be the rise in the middle distance in the painting. Of cousre the is artistic licence to consider too, this isn't a photograph!

Re: View Of Broad Oak Printworks - William Linton
 

Just one more from me for now... IF Hargreaves did not just buy the painting but in fact commissioned it, could the artist not have been somewhere on the estate of Grafton House. This was right in the middle of the area mentioned in my first post and there is a steep sided clough just west of the site of the now demolished house.
Grafton House as I understand it was the dwelling place of the Broad Oak owners, although I stand to be corrected on that.

Re: View Of Broad Oak Printworks - William Linton
 

ah thats were it was, seem to recall visiting from "Chaigley Manor.:)