Detail View: Photography Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL17101886
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Reference Number:
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VPH.9.6
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Image Title:
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View of the Albert Memorial, Albert Square, 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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6
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Description:
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View of the Albert Memorial, Albert Square, Manchester. Five steps lead up to the bottom of the monument which has decorative railings protecting the base; four lamps stand positioned at each corner of the memorial. The memorial, completed in 1865, is a monument to Prince Albert, Prince consort of Queen Victoria and features a marble statue of Albert designed by Matthew Noble. The figure is placed within a large Medieval-style ciborium which was designed by the architect Thomas Worthington. The ciborium is topped with an ornate spire, and on each side a crocketed gable with canopied pinnacles on colonettes. Within the canopies stand symbolic figures representing art, commerce, science and agriculture.
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Keyword:
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Manchester; Architecture; Queen Victoria; Prince Albert; Gothic.
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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
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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
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Item Height:
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209 mm
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Item Width:
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164 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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