COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17092418
Reference Number:
VPH.7.36
Image Title:
View of the Observatory, Stonyhurst College
Parent Work Title:
English architecture and landscapes.
Creator:
Fenton, Roger, 1819 - 1869
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1850s
Page/Sheet:
36
Image Sequence Number:
36
Description:
View of the Observatory at Stonyhurst College. Classically styled octagonal stone observatory, with four projecting pedimented wings, designed by Mr Tuach of Preston and built in 1838. The observatory was used for astronomical and meteorological studies. A figure using scientific instruments can be seen to the left of the building and a telescope is positioned to the right of the entrance. The lily pond visible in front of the observatory has a lead statue of Regulus on a stone base set in the centre.
Keyword:
Stonyhurst; Church; Pond; Lancashire; Jesuits; Observatory; Astronomy.
Subject:
Astronomy
Subject:
Meteorology
Subject:
Landscape photography--19th century
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
Subject:
Architecture
Category of Material:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Albumen prints
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Lancashire: Clitheroe
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Lancashire: Clitheroe
Item Height:
201 mm
Item Width:
275 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:
Notes:
Bottom right, underneath the print "The Observatory Stonyhurst College" in ink
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-09-18
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
