COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17101913
Reference Number:
VPH.9.16
Image Title:
View of St. Ann's Square, Manchester
Parent Work Title:
Manchester
Creator:
Francis Frith & Co.
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1870
Image Sequence Number:
16
Description:
View of St. Ann's Square, Manchester. Looking down the cobbled square towards the Royal Exchange building, the back of the Marshall Wood statue of Richard Cobden, raised after his death in 1865 can be clearly seen. Cobden a former MP for Stockport, was known or being one of the founders of the Anti-Corn Law League. Many of the businesses have fabric awnings extending over the pavement and horse-drawn carriages are parked all around the square.
Keyword:
Manchester; Architecture; Royal Exchange; St Ann's Aquare; Richard Cobden; 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:
157 mm
Item Width:
228 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
