COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17101934
Reference Number:
VPH.9.28
Image Title:
View of the Lancashire Independent College, Manchester
Parent Work Title:
Manchester
Creator:
Francis Frith & Co.
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1870
Image Sequence Number:
28
Description:
View of the Lancashire Independent College, Manchester. The college is a sandstone ashlar building in the Gothic style. The central entrance block forms an eye-catching feature with set-back buttresses (finished as pinnacles) and steps up to a moulded Tudor-arched doorway. Above the doorway is a full-height two storey oriel window separated by panelling with a clock-face. A large expanse of lawn punctuated with trees sits in front of the building. Built between 1840-43, by Irwin and Chester, the College was established for the training of Non-Conformist ministers, who were excluded from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge until 1871. The college pre-dates Owens College (1851) with which it jointly established the Victoria University of Manchester in 1880.
Keyword:
Manchester; Architecture; Lancashire; University of Manchester; 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: Whalley Range
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester: Whalley Range
Item Height:
152 mm
Item Width:
243 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
