COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17101901
Reference Number:
VPH.9.12
Image Title:
View of the statue of Sir Humphrey Chetham in Manchester Cathedral
Parent Work Title:
Manchester
Creator:
Francis Frith & Co.
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1870
Image Sequence Number:
12
Description:
View of the statue of Sir Humphrey Chetham in Manchester Cathedral. Seated figure of Chetham on a pedestal, with the figure of a youth sat on the floor in front, reading a book. The statue is enclosed in low wrought iron railings. Humphrey Chetham was a successful Manchester textile merchant who was educated at Manchester Grammar School. In the 1640's Chetham donated a large sum of money to form a school for forty poor boys, which later became Chetham's Hospital and then Chetham's School of Music. He also left money to form the Chetham's Library, which included money to pay for the books.
Keyword:
Manchester; Architecture; Humphrey Chetham; Cathedral; Gothic.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
Subject:
Architecture
Category of Material:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Albumen prints
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Item Height:
209 mm
Item Width:
164 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):
2017-10-12
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
