Happy Valley Hebden Bridge Fine Art Print
Home to Sgt Catherine Cawood, Clare Cartwright and Neil Ackroyd, Hebden Bridge is central to Sally Wainwright's gripping series, Happy Valley. This image of Hebden Bridge in autumn with a double rainbow was taken at 2pm on 31st October 2020. Nestled in the steep-sided Upper Calder Valley with Todmorden to the west and Halifax to the east, Hebden Bridge was a 19th-century mill town and was famous for the weaving of fustian – corduroy and moleskin – which were made into trousers, up to 20,00 pairs a week, and was known as Trouser Town. These days the town is a hub of creativity with many artists working here and the streets lined with independent shops.
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This a fine art Giclée print, size 50 x 50cm (20 x 20 inches) and is ready for framing. It has a 5cm white border. The text is the official Hebden Bridge font designed by Mike Barrett of frogsdesign in Hebden Bridge and is based on the17th century lettering on the stone packhorse bridge from which the town gets its name.
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This image is also available without the lettering and in various size here
All the images featured on my website are available as Giclée prints. Giclée, the French verb meaning ‘to spray’, is used to describe a fine art digital printing process combining high quality archival paper with pigment-based inks, to achieve an inkjet print of superior archival quality, light fastness and stability.
The prints are individually made by master print maker Rob Knight at Knight Graphics in Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire. Rob uses a Epson 9890 with Genuine Epson Ultrachrome K3 inks, which with the eight-channel print head is capable of producing an extremely wide tonal range and colour gamut. The paper used is Fujifilm Fine Art Photo Rag Paper 300gsm – which has a slight texture.
All the prints have a white border, and are ready for framing. The prints are signed in pencil and next to my signature is a small grey Pennine Romance logo.
