Helen Bradley (British 1900-1979) ARR Dear Me signed, inscribed and dated Dear Me, cried Miss

Helen Bradley (British 1900-1979) ARR 'Dear Me' signed, inscribed and dated "Dear Me", cried Miss Carter (who wore pink) Jane's/talking to the Policeman/and Mother, the three Aunts and Grandma (and the/dogs Gyp and Barney) were all outside James Alfred/Buckley's Chemist Shop. We were late coming home from visiting Great Aunt Jane up Springmead/and Aunt Frances was in a hurry to speak to James/Alfred (they had a secret understanding) so George and I/were forgotten and being small we got caught/in the rush of mill workers hurrying home. George/started to cry "Mother, were's [sic] Mother", I can hear the /Thing which lives up Springmead roaring and its/coming nearer. It will bite all our heads off "Dear/Dear", said the kindly mill women, "What shall we do with/these poor children", but big Joe the P.C. soon heard George/and we hadn't far to go before reaching home and the/year was 1906/Helen Layfield Bradley (on a label attached to the backboard) Oil on canvas laid on board 61cm x 52cm Provenance: with Mercury Gallery, London, where purchased by Mrs A. Samuel, August 1971. with Talbot Gallery, Lancaster, where purchased by the present owner circa 1987.