WORK/LIFE Exhibition: Photos from Workers at Play
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd Nov, 10am-6pm, Roughlee Village Centre
Following months of working with villagers to gather photos and memories, Pendle Hill Museum CIC is proud to present the launch of the WORK/LIFE exhibition. It features photos from workers at play in Roughlee, Newchurch and Barley between 1900 and 1980.
Taking place on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd November – 10am to 6pm at Roughlee Village Centre – featuring:
- Historic photos of Pendle Hill leisure, incorporating Roughlee’s Boating Lake and Pleasure Grounds, Happy Valley Tea Garden, Clarion House, Noggarth Tea Garden, Thorneyholme Hall and the Bay Horse Inn; Barley’s Pendle Inn and Old Post Office Tearoom; and Newchurch’s Lamb Inn and Friendly Inn, and many more – 80+ photos on show
- Temperance Bar serving the best non-alcoholic spirits whilst you browse
- Hill & High Fashion photography workshop display showcasing today’s postcards of countryside life
- Exploring the changing relationships between work and leisure, town and countryside
This WORK/LIFE project is funded by Historic England’s Everyday Heritage programme.