About Helen Bradley
Helen Layfield Bradley MBE (20 November 1900 – 19 July 1979) was an English artist born in Lees, Lancashire, England. Her paintings, mostly in oils, typically depict life in Lancashire in the Edwardian era. She was educated at Clarksfield School, and from age thirteen at Oldham Art School, having won the John Platt scholarship. In 1971 Jonathan Cape published the first of four books And Miss Carter Wore Pink: Scenes from an Edwardian Childhood, which was an instant success. She was born Helen Layfield at 58 High Street, Lees, a village on the outskirts of Oldham, Lancashire.
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