Mystery woman and cottage. Requesting help to identify location (UK) and date

[josey]

Weavers' cottages had a row of close together windows on the upper storey

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Weavers'_cottages,_Wardle.jpg/220px-Weavers'_cottages,_Wardle.jpg

Sorry shrink link didn't work!!

EDIT: Having now seen the Great Harwood pictures, I should have prefaced the above statement  with 'in my part of W Yorkshire'!!

[LizzieL]

These cottages look quite similar to one in photo. Windows have been replaced of course but original size and shape remains.

http://www.great-harwood.org.uk/about/Places/Houses/cottages.html

[sarah]

Do you think it was taken on a Sunday and she was holding the Bible ?

Marton is very flat as too is Freckleton  The style is similar to some cottages in Dent but you would not often see one rendered. I still think Westmorland or North Lancashire (from Preston/Garstang upwards) is my best guess.

Sarah

[Regorian]

Super photograph. Found a couple of images from 2007 from Paisley, Scotland annotated as weavers cottages. Window shape, surround and proportions appear to be identical. Otherwise, more modern sash windows have been substituted.

There was also a painting by Gaugin of a weavers cottage with similar window design.

I would date the building from about 1780 to 1820. Hopefully, there's an architectural expert who can be more precise.

[catfordcrooner]

The curtains in one window in each house appears to be drawn. Is this picture to mark a bereavement?

The two people on the left appear to be wearing black as well

[LizzieL]

If it was to mark a bereavement, I would expect a family group all in mourning outfits. Example here

http://rayner-stockden.lacchin.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/england/d1a-james-stockden-1900.jpg

[LizzieL]

An another group in 1895

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01eqg/

not sure if shrunk link worked

http://www.schuett.org/Family%20Album/the%20burke%20clan%20-%20late%201800s%20or%20early%201900s.jpg

[Regorian]

They were always demonstrating their piety then. I have a lovely photograph of my fathers grandmother, through his mother, sitting in the window of her cottage in Uffington, Berks (now Oxon) reading her bible. His paternal line were Bible Christians, so called, because they carried their bibles around with them.   

[Westby]

Thankyou all for your generous comments.  I'll go through my family tree over the weekend and see if I can narrow down who the woman might be.  If I have any further questions or suggestions for the experts on this topic, I'll post again.  Hope you will continue to help if you are able.