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James Morton has been described as Darwen’s greatest artist of the 20th Century. But he never realised his full potential. He was killed by German machine guns on 6 November 1918 - just five days before the end of the war and two days after – and not far from – the poet Wilfred Owen. On James’ headstone, near where he fell, an inscription simply reads: “Artist, Darwen, Lancashire.” Morton’s four sisters had paid for him to go to art college in London before the war. After his death, they kept his work together at their small house in Darwen. But, following the death of his last sister in 1967, the collection was sold at auction and split up. Recently, a group called the Friends of Darwen Library, has managed to re-discover a large number of Morton’s works. They’ve held an exhibition at the library and a book’s been produced to try and bring his tragic wartime story to a new audience in his hometown Location: Sudell Rd, Darwen, Lancashire BB3 3HD Image shows a self-portrait of James Moreton, courtesy of Friends of Darwen’s Library Report presented by Tim Padfield