Artist Roderick Thackray

Roderick Thackray was born in June 1944 in Brook Bottom, Mellor, in a house which had earlier been a water mill. As a child, he was enthralled by stories told by his uncle, Ivan Eccles, about his exploits working in coal mines around Mellor after the First World War. By the time Roderick was a teenager, he was an accomplished artist and had developed a passion for exploring old coal mine workings.

He once fell down the shaft at Picky Wood Pit in Marple, only to be saved from serious injury when his fall was broken by a dead cow, whose descent had been less lucky a few days before! Roderick studied at the Stockport College of Art and later worked in textile and wallpaper design before moving into the coal mining industry.

He has great skill in capturing the difficult lives of the miners, especially of those working at the Ludworth Moor Colliery, and of evoking the harsh atmosphere of the Lancashire/Yorkshire Mill Towns. His work certainly deserves to be admired and collected. Roderick has published books about the Ludworth Moor Colliery, The Stirrup Benches Colliery and a novel entitled "Mineral Rights".

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New Roderick Thackray artworks

Mills of Ashton-under-Lyne

Mills of Ashton-under-Lyne

Artwork size: 20"x 16"

Price: £650.00

The Stamps, Levant Mine, Cornwall

Artwork size: 12"x 16"

Price: £525.00

Levant Tin Mine, Cornwall

Artwork size: 12"x 16"

Price: £525.00

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Featured artworks by Roderick Thackray

Cape Cornwall Tin Mine

Artwork size: 16"x 12"

Price: £525.00

Tin Mines in Cornwall

Tin Mines in Cornwall

Artwork size: 12"x 16"

Price: £525.00

Lancashire Cotton Mills

Artwork size: 12"x 16"

Price: SOLD

Hyde Bank Mill, Derbyshire

Artwork size: 11"x 14"

Price: SOLD

The Ruins of Tor Top Mill, New Mills, Derbyshire

Artwork size: 11"x 14"

Price: £495.00

Dark Satanic Mills

Dark Satanic Mills

Artwork size: 14"x 11"

Price: SOLD

Bank Bottom Woollen Mill, Yorkshire

Artwork size: 14"x 11"

Price: £495.00