Detail View: The John Rylands Library: Main Staircase
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Image Number:
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JRL0710112dc
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Image Title:
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Main Staircase
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Date Created:
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2007
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Description:
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View of the Main Staircase leading to the Reading Room of the John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester. The stonework is shawk (sandstone) and the original Art Nouveau light fittings are cast in bronze and gunmetal. The Lantern Gallery is just visible. A new stair rail was added in 2007 to improve access to the Historic Reading Room. The Library was built by Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in memory of her husband John, a Manchester cotton millionaire. It opened to the public on 1st January 1900. Basil Champneys 1842-1935, architect.
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Subject:
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Architecture
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Subject:
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John Rylands Library
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Subject:
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Library buildings
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Subject:
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Electric lighting
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Subject:
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Lighting, Architectural and decorative
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Category of Material:
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Photography
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Sub-Category:
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Digital photography
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Time Period Covered:
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21st Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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Current Site:
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The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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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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References:
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The John Rylands Library: A Souvenir Guide (Fetherstonhaugh, 2007)
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2007
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Fetherstonhaugh
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2007-06
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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