Oldham '85: portrait of Mrs Edna Wall, 1985 (b/w photo)

Mrs Edna Wall, b.1911, age 74. She suffers from byssinosis, known as the 'cotton disease', she contracted it from inhaling dust from working in the cotton mills. She had bought the new TV for her husband who died recently. 1985 (photo) This photograph is part of a project that was titled 'Oldham '85: Care of the Elderly', it was completed during the summer months of 1985. It was part of a series of photographs that recorded through portraits and interviews the lives of residents living in sheltered accommodation in the former cotton town of Failsworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, UK. Sheltered accommodation is designed for people who are elderly or have disabilities enabling them to live independently, but may need occasional help or support. Brief excerpts from their interview are included in the captions.