View towards Leigh Church, pastel by Edith Hine, ca 1887/88

View towards Leigh Church, ca 1887/88.
Before the erection between of South View (1890) and the new Forge Square of 6 cottages (7 homes) ca? 1888-1890. It is the only picture we have which shows the layout of the cottages at that time. The charity cottages are there; then there are three buildings which appear to consist of one small cottage, plus two larger cottages which would have been known as Forge Row and provided accommodation for 6/7 households, at the very end of the picture, quite indistinct, is the Forge.

Pastel picture by Edith Hine ca. 1887/88 – View Towards Leigh Church. This view was painted before the erection of South View (1890) and the new Forge Square of 6 cottages (7 homes) ca 1888-1890. It is the only picture we have which shows the layout of the cottages at that time. The charity cottages are there; then there are three buildings which appear to consist of one small cottage, plus two larger cottages which would have been known as Forge Row and provided accommodation for 6/7 households, at the very end of the picture, quite indistinct, is the Forge.