- Venue
- The Brindley
- Starts
- Saturday, August 13, 2011
- Ends
- Saturday, September 17, 2011
- Address
- Street, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1BG
- Location
- North West England
The Lightfoot Letters are remarkable historical documents which provide a detailed portrait of working class life in Widnes in 1923. Artist Maria Walker bought the letters in an antique shop, was enthralled by them and created a body of artwork around them. When she later met poet Angela Topping, and a collaboration was begun, she was not to know that Angela was the daughter of one of the letter-writers, Peter Lightfoot. The exhibition explores the letters through a range of different textile art and poetry, to create an amazing fusion of ideas.
