It looks like these men are coming back from the big football match, but they are in fact leaving the docks and their daily grind.

Here a small child greets dad and he has brought this ball with him! Of course, both the child and the father are the only ‘in colour’ people within this scene, as Leigh asks you to draw your attention to them.

The male figures remind me of artist Mackenzie Thorpe & Alexander Miller’s Gadgies and their depictions of these Northern men of the past - the best selling limited edition Mackenzie Thorpe's - 'Grandads Little Finger' instantly springs to mind!

A reflection back to bygone days and the times northern England thrived with ship building, Leigh reminds us that industries come and go but the bonds between fathers and sons last forever!