COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17101925
Reference Number:
VPH.9.24
Image Title:
View of the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Oxford Road, Manchester
Parent Work Title:
Manchester
Creator:
Francis Frith & Co.
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1870
Image Sequence Number:
24
Description:
View of the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Oxford Road, Manchester. Showing the front elevation of the church. The doorway contains two doors and has a gabled canopy containing a multifoil (stone tracery that resembles a flower) and pointed archivolt in the Gothic style, the church also has arched windows and towers. The church was designed by Joseph A. Hansom and built between 1869 and 1871 from coursed sandstone rubble. Since the original build, an extension to the front tower has been added, designed by Adrian Gilbert Scott, it was erected in 1928 in memory of Fr Bernard Vaughan, SJ. The church was granted Grade I listed building status in 1989.
Keyword:
Manchester; Architecture; Church of the Holy Name; Oxford Road.
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:
158 mm
Item Width:
209 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
