COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17101906
Reference Number:
VPH.9.14
Image Title:
View of the Royal Exchange Manchester
Parent Work Title:
Manchester
Creator:
Francis Frith & Co.
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1870
Image Sequence Number:
14
Description:
View of the Royal Exchange Manchester. Showing the grand Cross Street colonnade that Mills & Murgatroyd constructed between 1867 and 1874. Construction materials are visible on the steps of the colonnade and a slightly blurry a horse drawn cab can be seen on the street. In 1921 the building was modified again to give it the Edwardian exterior recognisable today. The Exchange building was devastated during World War II, when it took a direct hit from a bomb in 1940 and again in 1996 when an IRA bomb exploded in Corporation Street less than 50 yards away.
Keyword:
Manchester; Architecture; Royal Exchange; Blitz; IRA bomb; Bomb damage; 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:
143 mm
Item Width:
205 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
