'Fine and Handsome Upstanding Wenches They Were'

'Fine and handsome upstanding wenches they were, and well dressed too; but you wouldna'  know 'em next day with a bag of coal strapped to their backs, for in them days coal from Clee Hill pits was carried down the hill on women's shoulders.'   Richard Jones of Ashford recalls the young women of the hill in 1846.  Spray paint, collage, enamel & oil paint on ply.   57W X 30H cm   2022