COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17092388
Reference Number:
VPH.7.6
Image Title:
View of Aber Falls, Wales
Parent Work Title:
English architecture and landscapes.
Creator:
Bedford, Francis, 1815 - 1894
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1859
Page/Sheet:
6
Image Sequence Number:
6
Description:
View of Aber Falls, Wales, showing water cascading down a craggy rock face. Aber Falls (Rhaeadr Fawr in Welsh) is a waterfall of 120 feet (37 m) at the foot of the Carneddau mountains, formed by the Afon Goch river plunging over a sill of igneous rock. It is located south of the village of Abergwyngregyn, in Gwynedd, Wales.
Keyword:
Wales; North Wales; Waterfalls.
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
Subject:
Landscape photography--19th century
Category of Material:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Albumen prints
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Wales: Gwynedd: Abergwyngregyn
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
Wales: Gwynedd: Abergwyngregyn
Item Height:
205 mm
Item Width:
123 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:
At the foot of the print "157 Aber. - The Waterfall. Bedford".
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
