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John Fielden, MP, along with his brothers owned the Fielden Brothers cotton manufacturing business in Todmorden, at one point the largest textile concern in the country. The brothers were interested in the welfare of their workers and campaigned for better working and living conditions, with John eventually helping to pass The Ten Hours Act in Parliament. After Fielden’s death, his three sons felt it was their duty to continue their father’s work in Todmorden, and so built the grand Town Hall. It is in the ballroom, behind the stage, where this portrait can be found.
Title
Ellen Fielden of Stansfield Hall
Date
19th C
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 142 x W 127 cm
Accession number
1977.296
Acquisition method
transferred from the Todmorden Urban District Council Collection, 1977
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
initialled S.A?
