This photo is © Dave Williams and shows the mural painted by local artist Harry Rutherford for the Festival of Britain 1951.
It is to be found inside Hyde Town Hall on the wall above the entrance.
A good biography of Harry Rutherford (1903-1985) can be found on the Clark-Art website. They have some of his work for sale at prices from around £1-4000.
A contribution to Monday Murals.
Wow, that is a special mural- very bright too considerng its age.
ReplyDeleteThat is impressive & very colourfull
ReplyDeleteAt that price I'll take a dozen please. Tom The Backroads Traveller
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work!
ReplyDeleteThere is lots to see in this one!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I really like this one. Opens a window to the not too distant past. Are the dancing men Morris Dancers? Thanks, Gerald, for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.
ReplyDeleteThere's a smaller version of the picture at the spot from which I took this photograph with a key identifying the people and buildings portrayed in the painting. The morris dancers to the right of the painting are the "Godley Hill Morris Dancers" and the brass band to the left of the painting is the "British Legion Band".
ReplyDeleteAlso, we know from the Hyde Community "Onward" Facebook that the little boy with the red cap and jumper sitting on the wall watching the band with his sister standing next to him is Alan Tomlinson.
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice one! Well shown.
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