Thankyou for this introduction to Mr. Spender's beautiful and extensive body of work. I can see that your channel will be both inspiring and educational!
Beautiful. Bolton in Lancashire. Worktown was a huge project, notable observers being the author and playwright Bill Naughton ( Alfie, Spring and Port Wine) and Alice Foley, a well known Boltonian who was massively influential in early womens workplace rights. Very proud to be from the town that has its history so well documented. Relatively speaking this isnt that long ago, its (1938) entirely possible that some of the kids in the photos are still alive. Naughtons 4 part biography has an edition called ' Neither Use Nor Ornament" that uses a photo from this collection as its cover, despite his recollections being twenty or so years previous. Superb work.