All the pictures shown below are examples of possibilities. I can blend
different pictures of each area to create an artwork of particular
significance. If you visit my studio, I can show you all the possibilities.
For further information, please either email
neil@neilroland.co.uk or telephone
07792 365 437
Please note that the size, colours and quality of the pictures on
this page have been reduced for web viewing and do not accurately represent the
detail and vivid colours of the actual photographs
Signs of the Times, Bolton
A collection of classic signs
spanning 150 years. I can personalise the signs picture to include streets,
businesses etc of relevance to an individual.
Bolton Blue
l-r: the clock on H.Samuel, Bolton; art deco
building now housing McCauley's bar; original turnstile at Burnden Park
Football Stadium; Bolton water works; lions on Bolton Town Hall; details on The
Old Three Crowns pub in Bolton Town Centre; The Last Drop Village, Bolton.
Bolton Gold
l-r: Old Tootal Broadhurst Mill at Daubhill,
Bolton with Lagonda car owned by owner of the company on the land which was
once the Majestic Cinema; Bolton Market; Bolton's elephant crest on the bridge;
Threlfall chimney; Victoria Buildings opposite the market hall: The Gypsy's
Tent pub and the old Co-operative at Bridge Street and Higher Bridge
Street.
Hidden Bolton
l-r: The Old Three Crowns pub wall mosaic;
stained glass window of the Heaton Family, Heaton, in Bolton Museum; 1862
statue of Samuel Crompton, Nelson Square, Bolton; Bolton ginger beer bottle;
Fred Dibnah statue; Born In Bolton on war memorial; Bolton Market.
Swan Mill, Swan Lane, Bolton
Reflection in the Man & Sythe, Bolton
Prestons of...
Bolton Males
The Gents at Nelson Square, Bolton.
Hidden Wigan
l-r: The 1902 gates on Wigan Town Hall; The Face
of Wigan; Uncle Joe's Mint Balls; st. George and the Dragon above the doors at
Wigan Town Hall; A classic Wigan bus; Wigan Peer reflected; classic wigan Sign;
stained glass fanlight at Makison Arcade.
Aspull, Wigan
l-r includes: OUR Lady's Church gates, Aspull;
old windmill at Haigh Golf Club; Hare and Hounds pub, Aspull; Finger Post war
memorial; window at Our Lady's Church, Aspull.
The Clarence, Wigan - After the Night Before
Prestige
A collapsed Morris Minor at an old Aspull garage
claiming to sell 'Executive Motors'.
St. Joseph's Seminary, Upholland
Fireplace detail with
ancient, forgotten Toblerone wrapper.
Parish Church of Wigan
St. Joseph's Seminary, Upholland (2)
The dormitories at this
abandoned seminary - the most evocative place.
Oldham Glory
The staircase at Oldham Parish Church; fantastic
arts and crafts doors at 5, Greaves Street, Oldham; the sun throwing shadows on
the walls at Oldham Parish Church.
Dovestone Reservoir at Sunset
Oldham Faces
Fantastical details all around Oldham's
Tommyfield Market Square.
Greenfield Station
Gorgeous wrought iron railings on the
staircase of lovely Greenfield Station, Oldham.
Celebrating Dobcross
A gorgeous village on the outskirts of
rural Oldham.
