‘Man at Large’ was a series of photographs taken as part of a Calder Civic Trust initiative to increase awareness of eyesores in the area, in stark contrast to the well dressed gentleman, John D. Uttley.
Our Man at Large was a Calder Civic Trust project, c1970, the aim of which was to draw attention to squalid places and litter which detracted from the attractions of the area, by using the contrast between the smartly dressed gentleman and the…
The 3 chaps with the penny farthings –
R) Edward Jones Crossley
Centre) Arthur Riley Crossley (his brother)
L) I think this is Hamlet Riley (their cousin)
The white painted pub is the Shoulder of Mutton, behind which is the decorative end of the Council Offices. The chimney is on Bridge Mill, and behind the shop with the blind, for many years Bonsall's hardware sop, is Linden Mill..