The Music In The Streets by Fred Wilde

In his first book 'The Clatter of Clogs on the Early Morning', Fred Wilde's vivid paintings and memories recalled what it was like to be a child in the Lancashire cotton mill towns between the wars. Here in his second book, he returns to the sounds and sights of 'Milltown' street life - the barrel-organ music, the muffin man's cry, the Salvation Army band, the dazzle of gaslight on rain and cobbles. Favourite North Western pastimes - pigeon-fancying, coarse fishing, village cricket and football matches, challenge races from pub to pub - feature in this new collection of pictures, as well as the delights of seaside holidays and more homely pleasures such as elderberry winemaking, 'grate days' and first love - after which 'It's Never Quite the Same Again'. 'The Music in the Streets' is an affectionate record of growing up in the tradition of a close-knit community; and Fred Wilde's bold, evocative paintings will bring the period to life both for those who recall it and for those who are too young. This 1983 Collins Hardback is in good condition. Large. Pages just beginning to tan lightly.

ISBN: 9780002171694 SKU: 1572830 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

SKU: 1572830
Location: Art