Barry Clarke gave a fascinating afternoon talk on The Arts and Crafts Movement in Manchester yesterday.
Barry has recently been involved in the publication of a lavishly illustrated book on this subject (see above).
The Northern Art Workers’ Guild in Manchester was organised in 1896, twelve years after its London predecessor. It involved many people with connections to visits which we have made. Edward Wood, whose work we saw in Middleton, was a luminary. Barry Parker was originally from Manchester, and we saw his work in Letchworth Garden City. The Clarion Guild of Handicraft organised a show in Chester in 1903 at which the Peasant Arts Movement exhibited. We saw their work in Haslemere, Surrey.
Even if you did not attend any of these visits Barry’s talk introduced you to these practitioners and many others.
Refreshments were served after the talk within Bishop Lloyds Palace.
