COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17101929
Reference Number:
VPH.9.26
Image Title:
View of the Union Chapel, Manchester
Parent Work Title:
Manchester
Creator:
Francis Frith & Co.
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1870
Image Sequence Number:
26
Description:
View of the Union Chapel, Oxford Road, Manchester. Gothic style architecture with distinctive brickwork and a tower with a spire. An elaborate tracery window can be seen on the front elevation. Railings enclose the chapel which can be accessed by a wrought iron gate. Built circa 1873 the Union Baptist Chapel on Oxford Road sat on a plot of land between St. Mary's Hospital and the Manchester Royal Infirmary. The chapel was designed by the architects Medland and Henry Taylor. Eventually the chapel was purchased by St. Mary's Hospital and demolished.
Keyword:
Manchester; Architecture; Union Chapel; 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:
209 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
