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Post by jo anne Sun 04 Apr 2021, 1:11 pm

This painting has appeared on Twitter today, and I’m just wondering where the bird shop (Booth’s?) was?

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By Harold Riley (b.1934 in Salford)
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It’s now owned by the University of Salford - artuk.org

Harold Riley’s biography - rileyarchive.com
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Post by jo anne Sun 04 Apr 2021, 1:16 pm

There’s a photo on WW Album submitted by Sandra - Link

“Ernest Rushton, outside his shop on the corner of Caroline Street and Chapel Lane”

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I've no doubt that there will have been many a corner shop on the streets of Wigan, over the years, but perhaps Mr Rushton's corner shop is also that which is shown in Harold Riley's painting 'The Bird Shop, Wigan.' Just curious. Thanks. (Philip, Dec 2017)


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Post by Naughty Mitten Sun 04 Apr 2021, 1:17 pm

I did some work for Harold Riley years ago
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Post by Lolly Sun 04 Apr 2021, 1:21 pm

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Post by Lolly Sun 04 Apr 2021, 1:22 pm

You beat me to it Jo anne Thumbs Up
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Post by Naughty Mitten Sun 04 Apr 2021, 1:24 pm

Riley, Lowery and a woman whose last name ended with a y were all friends and artists, the lady whose name I cannot remember told me their story once, she painted miniatures and they all came from the same area
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Post by jo anne Sun 04 Apr 2021, 2:27 pm

I can’t find any info about the bird shop - could it be artistic licence do you think?
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