Image Number: JRL050399dc Image Title: Vaulted ceiling Series Title: Unlocking the Rylands building project Creator: Pollard, Michael Creator Role: Photographer Date Created: 2005 Image Sequence Number: I00005 Description: View of the vaulted ceiling of the Reading Room in the John Rylands Library, with mason Paul McDermott inspecting the ceiling. The internal scaffolding structure was erected to permit inspection and repair of the ceiling, which has also recently been vacuum cleaned to remove surface dirt. Construction and restoration work is being undertaken by Linford Building Ltd, successors to the firm who worked on the original Library building in the 1890s. Subject: John Rylands Library Subject: Library buildings Subject: Architecture Category of Material: Photography Sub-Category: Digital photography Time Period Covered: 21st Century CE Places Covered: England: Greater Manchester: Manchester Current Site: The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, U.K. Rights Holder - Image: The University of Manchester Library Rights holder - Work: The University of Manchester Library Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 2005-02-17 Image Creation Technique: Digital capture by Gten Metadata Language: eng-GB