COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17110534
Reference Number:
VPH.5.133
Image Title:
Waitresses, St. Ermin's Hotel, Westminster
Parent Work Title:
Album of women's work in wartime
Creator:
Reavil, Mr Arthur
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
1914-1919
Description:
Two women dressed in waitressing uniform, stand holding trays. The trays both have silver teapots, milk jug andcup and saucer on them. The women stand in fornt of some stairs and a balcony with plants on it. St. Ermin's Hotel is a Grade II-listed Victorian building , built as a mansion block between 1887 and 1889 to designs by E.T. Hall. By 1899 in had been converted into a hotel by designer J.P. Briggs. It is named after a 15th century chapel dedicated to St. Ermin, which was on this site previously.
Keyword:
World War; First World War; Homefront; Catering.
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918
Subject:
Photography--History--20th century
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Photographs
Category of Material:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Gelatin silver prints
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: London: Westminster
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: London: Westminster
Item Height:
98 mm
Item Width:
73 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Mr & Mrs Burleigh, former owners
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Notes:
Some oxidisation on the bottom edge of the photograph
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
