COLLECTION NAME:
The John Rylands Library
Record
Image Number:
JRL021811bw
Reference Number:
R15240
Image Title:
Principal staircase
Parent Work Title:
John Rylands Library, Manchester, 1900
Creator:
Bedford Lemere and Co.
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
1900
Publication Details:
London
Page/Sheet:
Print 11
Image Sequence Number:
011
Description:
Print 11: Principal staircase of the John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, leading up to the Reading Room. The Library was the first public building in Manchester to be totally lit by electricity, and the elaborate Art Nouveau standard, mounted on the sandstone newel, is a focal point of the staircase. The Library opened to the public on 1st January 1900.
Subject:
Library buildings
Subject:
John Rylands Library
Subject:
Architecture
Subject:
Lighting, Architectural and decorative
Category of Material:
Printed
Category of Material:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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:
Image Creation Technique:
Scanned from black/white negative by Gten, January 2006
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2006-01
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Principal staircase
