The John Rylands Library: 1920 extension - Octagon

Image Number: JRL1412506
Image Title: 1920 extension - Octagon
Date Created: 1920
Description: View of the octagon, an eight-sided landing with a vaulted, timber-framed ceiling in the1920's extension designed by Basil Champneys and his son Amian.Central to the image is a portrait bust of Elizabeth Gaskell is also (see notes).
Subject: John Rylands Library
Subject: Library buildings
Subject: Architecture
Subject: Sculpture
Category of Material: Photography
Sub-Category: Digital photography
Time Period Covered: 20th Century CE
Places Covered: England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
People Covered: Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
Rights Holder - Image: The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png"></a>
Notes: Portrait bust of Elizabeth Gaskell by the artist William Hamo Thornycroft (1850-1925) - Ref. no.: VFA.1
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 2014-04-24
Image Creation Technique: Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language: eng-GB