Howarth, from the railway station. 3rd Jan 2025 by davidsharptd5
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Howarth Fold Farmhouse
A Grade II Listed Building in Egerton ,Bromley Cross, Bolton
Farmhouse. Late C17 with later addition. Dressed stone with stone slate and slate roofs. L- plan. Two storeys.
Wing to north has two original double-chamfered-mullioned windows, that to ground floor of five lights with label mould, that to first floor of three lights with extra light to right. Most of wing obscured by ivy but blocked fire windows flank gable end. Wing to south has later casements and external stair. Interior has chamfered beams. Entrance with cambered head in wall between two wings, and timber framed partition wall in south wing. Gable-end and cross-axial stacks
ex LMS 8F no 48305 and ex Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Ironclad no 52044 being readied for their days duties on Haworth shed.
Howarth West Yorkshire England
The Postcard
A postally unused postcard, on the back of which is printed:
'Blackberry Gatherers
by Henry John Yeend
King (1855 - 1924).
Howarth Art Gallery, Accrington
Bridgeman Art Gallery, London.'
Henry John Yeend King
Henry John Yeend King was an important Victorian genre and landscape artist.
-- Henry King - The Early Years
He was born in London on the 21st. August 1855, and began his education as a choirboy at the Temple Church.
One of his earliest recollections was of being locked in the building one afternoon after practice:
"I had to spend the night in a cabin built of
pew cushions, while my father was inquiring
at every hospital in London.
After three weeks' rest with a bad cold, on
going back to my choral duties I was
summoned to an interview with a Bencher,
who, after regaling me with cake and wine,
presented me with five shillings for having
been a 'good boy,' and for not having thrown
my boots through one of the stained-glass
windows.
The idea of doing such a thing had never
occurred to me."
He continued his schooling at the Philological School before being apprenticed to O'Connor's, the glass painters, of Bernes St., London for three years.
-- Henry King's Career
After working at O'Connor's Henry went to study painting under the Victorian artist William Bromley, RBA, and then he traveled to Paris to study under Leon Bonnat (1833 - 1922) and Fernand Cormon (1854 - 1924).
His academic training in Paris, along with the influence of the French Realists and Impressionists, helped mold his fully matured style of carefully modeled figures, plein air technique and bold coloration.
Yeend King lived in London for most of his life; however, like many of his contemporaries his heart was 'in the country'. He traveled extensively throughout England and France in search of suitable subject matter.
In 1885 he wrote and illustrated an article entitled "A Round in France" for The Magazine of Art - giving both a visual and written tour of the French countryside leading to Brittany.
His specialty was scenes of rustic genre and the countryside - almost never showing the heavily industrialized cities. His paintings often depict pretty farm girls (using his own daughter as a model) at work in the fields or on the farm - much like the French Realist artist Julien Dupré; or women at rest in tranquil landscapes or cottage gardens.
In 1881 Henry married Edith Lilian Atkinson, daughter of T. L. Atkinson (the mezzotint engraver), and they had one daughter - Lilian, who became an artist.
Yeend King was an important and influential artist, and was described as follows by the London Times in an article on the 6th. June 1924:
In appearance Yeend King was a contrast to the
conventional idea of an artist, being clean-shaven,
wearing his hair short, and having a genial smile
and a great fund of humor.
Like most painters, however, he was a real
Bohemian, with a wonderful collection of funny
stories, which he told well. He was seldom without
a snuff-box, although he himself was not a constant
snuff-taker."
-- Henry King's Honours
In 1879, Henry was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA), and in 1886 he was elected to the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolor (of which he later became vice-president).
He was also a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Oil-Colors, and was a frequent exhibitor at all the major exhibition halls; showing 115 works at the RBA, 38 at the RI and 94 at the Royal Academy. Yeend King also exhibited paintings throughout Europe and the United States - winning medals in Paris, Berlin and Chicago.
-- The Death of Henry King
Henry died on the 10th. June 1924 at the age of 68.
Resident class 37/0 locomotive 37075 (D6775) eccelerates out of Howarth whilst working the 08.35 Oxenhope-Keighley (09.00) goods train, which also included 3 brake vans in it's formation for passenger use for a £15 supplementary full line return, during 'The Diesel Gala' on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
20th June 2024
Resident class 37/0 locomotive 37075 (D6775) eccelerates out of Howarth whilst working the 08.35 Oxenhope-Keighley (09.00) goods train, which also included 3 brake vans in it's formation for passenger use for a £15 supplementary full line return, during 'The Diesel Gala' on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
20th June 2024
It's our first train of the day and visiting EWS liviered class 37 locomotive 37250 (D6950) is captured arriving at Howarth, with the 08.30 Keighley-Oxenhope (09.00) service during 'The Diesel Gala' on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
20th June 2024
It's our first train of the day and we're behind visiting EWS liviered class 37 locomotive 37250 (D6950), captured as we climb out of Howarth on the 08.30 Keighley-Oxenhope (09.00) service during 'The Diesel Gala' on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
20th June 2024
EWS liviered class 37 locomotive 37250 (D6950) has just come to stand outside Howarth Depot, as Large Logo liveried class 50 50021 (D421) "Rodney" waits to crossover as couple up to the front of our train, which is the 09.15 Oxenhope-Keighley (09.55) service during 'The Diesel Gala' on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
20th June 2024
Visiting guest locomotive Large Logo liveried class 50 locomotive 50021 "Rodney" is captured departing from Howarth, with the 12.05 Keighley-Oxenhope (12.35) service during 'The Diesel Gala' on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
20th June 2024
In 1820 the Reverend Patrick Bronte moved into the parsonage here at St Michael and All Angels church on Main Street in Haworth, it was here that the Bronte sisters, Emily, Anne and Charlotte wrote many of there renowned novels, short stories and poems.
Our overnight accommodation The Black Bull is to the left, very clean, good value for money and a great breakfast, would we stay there again? Yes most certainly.
21st June 2024
The steeply graded cobbled Main Street which basically the tourist centre of Howarth is deserted on a lovely sunny and pleasant morning at 9am, as we wander over to the valley for some early movements (for us), on the second day of 'The Diesel Gala' on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
21st June 2024
Visiting guest locomotive Large Logo liveried class 50 locomotive 50021 "Rodney" is captured climbing away from Howarth, with the 09.25 Keighley-Oxenhope (09.55) service, during 'The Diesel Gala' on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
21st June 2024
The Diesel Traction Groups D1015 "Western Champion" is seen just having come 'off shed' at Howarth, in readiness to couple up to Large Logo liveried class 50 locomotive 50021 "Rodney", before they go forward with the 10.10 Oxenhope-Keighley (10.50) service, during 'The Diesel Gala' on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
21st June 2024
Visiting guest locomotive Large Logo liveried class 50 locomotive 50021 "Rodney" is seen coming to a stand at Howarth, to wait for The Diesel Traction Groups D1015 "Western Champion" to couple up before they go forward with the 10.10 Oxenhope-Keighley (10.50) service, during 'The Diesel Gala' on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
21st June 2024
Visiting guest locomotives The Diesel Traction Groups D1015 "Western Champion" which has just come off Howarth Shed, will after crossing over couple up to Large Logo liveried class 50 locomotive 50021 "Rodney", before they go forward with the 10.10 Oxenhope-Keighley (10.50) service, during 'The Diesel Gala' on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
21st June 2024
