COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17101968
Reference Number:
VPH.9.23
Image Title:
View of the Victoria Buildings, Deansgate, Manchester
Parent Work Title:
Manchester
Creator:
Francis Frith & Co.
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1870
Image Sequence Number:
23
Description:
View of the Victoria Buildings, Deansgate, Manchester. A fine five floor stone building, the Deansgate facing side of the building is shown here. Some of the ground floor shop fronts have awnings protruding out over the pavement and pedestrians can be seen milling around the area, most are blurry. An ornate street lamp can be seen in the right hand corner of the print. The Victoria Buildings, occupied a triangular plot in the city, with sides on Deansgate, Victoria Street and St Mary's Gate. The buildings housed shops and also the Victoria Hotel. All were destroyed in the Manchester Blitz of the 1940's.
Keyword:
Manchester; Architecture; Victoria Buildings; Victoria Hotel; Deansgate; 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:
116 mm
Item Width:
160 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
