A terraced house in Haworth has been transformed into an “artistic hub” with an art gallery, tattoo parlour and printers.

Four businessmen are operating from Alter Ego in Bridgehouse Lane.

One of them is Tony Wright, singer with Terrorvision, who has expanded his long-established traditional printworks.

The owner Ben James Barr decided to provide a gallery for local artists to display and sell work including paintings and jewellery.

The walls and shelves of all the rooms showcase works by up to 30 local artists mostly from within a 15-mile radius of Haworth.

Ben said: “It’s an artistic resource. We support local artists – if you want to call yourself an artist then come over.”

Ben said he needed people to use other rooms in the building and invited friend Keith Rumbles, a freelance tattooist, to set up a parlour. Keith, who started his tattooist apprenticeship 12 years ago, operates as InKreations and specialises in black-and-grey images.

Working alongside him is Frank Innes under the name Electric Art, who carries out body piercings and tattoos as well as selling artwork. Keith and Frank prefer to create original images for each tattoo client rather than using pre-designed pictures.

In the back room is Tony Wright, who for several years has been collecting printing machines. Outgrowing his previous premises – at a rehearsal studio – he believes his new base will allow him to expand. Operating as Oldfield Press, he carves images into wood then hand-prints them.

Tony allows other people to use his equipment to print business cards, and he has worked with schoolchildren on printing projects.