Originally Posted by Pudwoppa (Post 919286)

I've searched for this and couldn't find a thread - can't believe it's never been mentioned on here before.

The attached image is a panting by William Linton, painted around 1827. It's called "View of Broad Oak Printworks, near Accrington, Lancashire, with Broad Oak House beyond". As far as I can tell by searching online, it's currently held by Museum of the Lancashire Textile Industry and was sold to them for £9,560.

I also found this: "Another view of Broad Oak Printworks by William Linton, signed and dated 1827 and bought at that date by William Hargreaves of Broad Oak, was exhibited at the Royal Manchester Institution in 1827 as no. 40. Both pictures share a similar view-point, however the latter version has a fisherman and stream in the foreground." So there are at least two of these floating around somewhere.

Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 919302)

Might be a picture of Broad Oak Printworks, but where the ell was the artist stood, when he painted that, what are the other factory chimneys in the back ground.
Retlaw.

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 919292)

Good pic that, its even got some of the burnley team training.

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 919292)

Good pic that, its even got some of the burnley team training.

Originally Posted by Bob Dobson (Post 919368)

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.

Originally Posted by Pudwoppa (Post 919469)

The vantage point looks to be in a valley, which could account for some of the apparent loss in height. The artist is also known to have tweaked pictures - maybe he was more interested in making it look good for a commission than being strictly accurate. That said, I struggle to imagine the town at the time to make a sure comment.

Are there many other images of Accrington before around 1850? I think the only other one I've seen is an illustration looking towards the viaduct from the other end of town (attached). I've heard various sources about main roads and certain buildings, but never many images. I'd love to get a better picture of what it actually looked like before the big boom years.

Originally Posted by Pudwoppa (Post 919305)

Would love to see a better quality image to try and make out the buildings. Can see what looks like a manor house towards the mid right.