COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17101921
Reference Number:
VPH.9.21
Image Title:
View of the Victoria Buildings, Manchester
Parent Work Title:
Manchester
Creator:
Francis Frith & Co.
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1870
Image Sequence Number:
21
Description:
View of the Victoria Buildings, Manchester. View of the highly ornate doorway to the Victoria Buildings on St Mary's Gate. The doorway has it's shutters down. The lintel above the doorway has 'Victoria Buildings' carved into it and the tympanum (the space above the lintel, up to the point of the arch) is decorated with intricate tracery. Around the arch the stonework has been deeply carved giving a three-dimensional effect to the figures depicted. The entrance to the Tea and Coffee Merchants, Robert Roberts & Co. is marked by two signs on the right of the entrance. Two almost spectral figures can be seen under the lamppost to the left of the doorway. The Victoria Buildings, which also housed the Victoria Hotel were destroyed in the Manchester Blitz in the 1940's.
Keyword:
Manchester; Architecture; Victoria Buildings; Victoria Hotel; Blitz; Bomb Damage.
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
