COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17101937
Reference Number:
VPH.9.29
Image Title:
View of the Entrance to Alexandra Park, Manchester
Parent Work Title:
Manchester
Creator:
Francis Frith & Co.
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1870
Image Sequence Number:
29
Description:
View of the entrance to Alexandra Park, Manchester. Showing Chorlton Lodge, the lodge is a disctinctive two storey brick building with sloping roofs and a clock tower. The park entrance can be seen to the left of the print. The sixty acre site for the Park was bought by Manchester Corporation and laid out between 1868 and 1870. The design was the subject of an architect's competition which was won by Alexander Gordon Hennell of Chancery Lane, London. The lodge building and gateways were designed by the Salford architect, Alfred Darbyshire.
Keyword:
Manchester; Architecture; Alexandra Park; Chorlton Lodge.
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:
235 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
