Detail View: Photography Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL17082729
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Reference Number:
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VPH.6.10
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Image Title:
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Interior view of the fireplace in the magistrates' room at the Victoria Law Courts, Birmingham, By Henry Bedford Lemere, September 1891.
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Parent Work Title:
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Intérieurs Anglais, an album of 50 cyanotypes of British house interiors by Bedford Lemere & Co. 1880’s-1890’s
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Creator:
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Lemere, Bedford Henry (Harry), 1865-1944
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Creator Role:
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Photographer
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Display Creator:
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Bedford Lemere & Co.
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Date Created:
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1891-09
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Page/Sheet:
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10
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Image Sequence Number:
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10
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Description:
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Interior view of the fireplace in the magistrates' room at the Victoria Law Courts, Birmingham. The carved stone fireplace is as high as the ceiling and bears the coat of arms of Birmingham. The crest depicts a man's arm holding a hammer, symbolising industry and the supporting figures are a male figure (dressed as a blacksmith) again, representing industry and a female figure (holding a book and painter's palette) representing art. Part of a beautiful strapwork plaster ceiling is just visible, as well as partial wooden panelling along the walls. The stunning court building was designed by Aston Webb & Ingress Bell of London after an open competition in 1886, which was assessed by the architect Alfred Waterhouse. Built by Birmingham firm, John Bowen and Sons, the courts were opened on 21 July 1891 by the Prince and Princess of Wales. The foundation stone had been laid by Queen Victoria on 23 March 1887 in her Golden Jubilee year and a statue of her by Harry Bates surmounts the main entrance. Other figures are by sculptor William Silver Frith to designs by Walter Crane. There is some slight fading to the print.
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Keyword:
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Fireplace; Victorian; Public buildings; Victorian Assize Court; Victorian Court House; Conference Room; Sitting Room.
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Subject:
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Architecture
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Subject:
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Country homes--Great Britain
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Subject:
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Interior decoration -- Great Britain
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Subject:
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Photography--History--19th century
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Category of Material:
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Photography
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Sub-Category:
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Analogue photography
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Technique Used:
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Blueprint process
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: Birmingham
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Birmingham
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Item Height:
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287 mm
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Item Width:
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238 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Thomas Maileander, Artist.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Bibliography:
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Notes:
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Worldcat lists one complete set of Intérieurs Anglais, at the Stiftung Bibliothek Werner Oechslin, Switzerland. Another complete set is owned by Yale University, located at the British Art Center, Folio A 2014 71. The Getty Research Institute holds 82 of the set of 86 cyanotypes (lacking nos. 10, 65, 67 and 81). The Royal Institute of British Architects have eight photographs from this series also in cyanotype, with the same numbering 1-68 (nos. 1, 7, 37, 49, 58, 61, 66 and 67).
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2017-08-23
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2017-08
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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