Detail View: Photography Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL17101937
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Reference Number:
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VPH.9.29
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Image Title:
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View of the Entrance to Alexandra Park, Manchester
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Parent Work Title:
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Manchester
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Creator:
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Francis Frith & Co.
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Creator Role:
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Photographer
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Date Created:
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c1870
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Image Sequence Number:
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29
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Description:
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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.
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Keyword:
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Manchester; Architecture; Alexandra Park; Chorlton Lodge.
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Language:
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English
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Subject:
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Photography--History--19th century
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Subject:
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Architecture
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Category of Material:
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Photography
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Sub-Category:
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Analogue photography
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Technique Used:
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Albumen prints
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: Greater Manchester: Manchester: Whalley Range
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater Manchester: Manchester: Whalley Range
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Item Height:
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152 mm
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Item Width:
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235 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Bibliography:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2017-10-12
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2017-11
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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