Flint's Farm, Moss Side, Manchester

James Hey Davies 1844 - 1930

Summary

A view of Flint's Farm in Moss Side, Manchester, seen from across a river at the bottom of a meadow which is filled with corn sheaves, resting together in piles. At the back of the field there is a man with a horse and cart. There is a large tree on the right side of the painting, and some red farm buildings visable in the distance. The sky is bright and clear.

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Manchester. What's your view? Is the horizon line the only constant in this small town turned second city? Artists have responded to Manchester painting the city's rapidly changing views; from rural beginnings, to industrialisation and expansion, through decline and then regeneration. Prospects, people, buildings, spaces all change, a continuing process. Vibrant, chaotic, modern, historic ... See this city.