COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1309115
Reference Number:
VPH.10.6
Image Title:
North Front of Dunham Massey from Across the Moat
Parent Work Title:
Recollections of Dunham
Creator:
James Mudd, 1821-1906
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1870s
Image Sequence Number:
6
Description:
External view of Dunham Massey House [rear side view]. The house is surrounded by park land, mature trees and an extensive lake. Clearly visible is a grass covered mound behind the lake's low retaining wall. There is a bridge from the mound across the water. In the background is a partially hidden brick built building. Dunham Massey House is situated towards the north end of the park. A house was constructed by Sir George Booth on a moated platform in the early part of the C17, probably on or close to the site of an existing building, and this was completed by his grandson towards the middle of the century. It was substantially rebuilt to the designs of John Norris in 1731-40 for the 2nd Earl of Warrington. On the 2nd Earl's death in 1758 the house passed through marriage to the earls of Stamford. . The mound could be the remains of a motte forming part of Hamo de Massey's castle which was recorded in 1173 and again in 1323, reused as a viewing mound in the C17.
Keyword:
Dunham Massey; Architecture; Country Homes; Gardens; Bridge.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
Subject:
Architecture
Subject:
Country homes--Great Britain
Category of Material:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Albumen process
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater Manchester: Trafford: Dunham Massey
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Trafford: Dunham Massey
Item Height:
212 mm
Item Width:
274 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-04-04
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
