COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL18082507
Reference Number:
Map Collection (Flat) C17:70 Manchester (23)
Parent Work Title:
A Bird's-eye view of Manchester in 1889
Creator:
Brewer, Henry William, 1836-1903
Creator Role:
Illustrator
Date Created:
1889
Description:
Bird's Eye View Manchester 1889 by H. W. Brewer. Detailed view of nineteenth century Manchester, England. In the bottom margin there is a key to 70 different places of interest: 1. Cathedral, 2. Exchange Station Approach, 3. Victoria Bridge, 4. Victoria Terrace, 5. Victoria Street, 6. Salford, 7. Blackfriars Bridge, 8. St Mary's Church, 9. Grosvenor Buildings and Hotel, 10. Deansgate, 11. St Mary's Gate, 12. Victoria Buildings Hotel, 13. Exchange, 14. Market Place, 15. Courier Office, 16. Corporation Street, 17. Civil Service Stores - Wholesale Department, 18. Fennel Street, 19. Grammar School, 20. Old College, 21. Smithfield, 22. Great Ancoats Street, 23. Ancoats Hall, 24. St Andrew's Church, 25. Nicholl's Hospital, 26. Ardwick Green, 27. London Road Station, 28. Portland Place, 29. City Police Courts, 30. Rochdale Canal, 31. Infirmary, 32. Piccadilly, 33. Lewis, 34. Watts' Warehouse, 35. Victoria Park, 36. Church of the Holy Name, 37. Eye Hospital, 38. Victoria University - Owens College, 39. Chorlton Town Hall, 40. School of Art, 41. Independent Church, 42. Grosvenor, 43. Square All Saints' Church, 44. Presbyterian Church, 45. St James's Church, 46. Post Office, 47. Reform Club, 48. Royal Institution, 49. Athenaeum, 50. Town Hall, 51. St James's Hall, 52. St Peter's Church, 53. Reference Library, 54. Albert Memorial, 55. St Ann's Church, 56. St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, 57. Free Trade Hall, 58. Theatre Royal, 59. Young Men's Christian Association, 60. Central Station, 61. St Philip's Church, 62. Holy Trinity Church 63. St Mary Moss Lane 64. Alexandra Park 65. Bridgwater Viaduct 66. Bridgwater Canal Knott Mill Station 67. St Matthew's Church 68. Tonman Market 69. Dean's Gate Market 70. St John's Church. Hand coloured wood engraving.
Keyword:
Bird's eye view; Maps; Panoramas; Art; Illustration; Manchester, England; Architecture; Buildings and Structures; Churches; Cathedrals; Hotels and Lodges;
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language Name:
English
Subject:
Sanitation--England
Subject:
Manchester (England)--Maps
Subject:
Manchester (England)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Maps
Subject:
Panoramas--England
Subject:
Panoramic views--1860-1890
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
Technique Used:
Drawing (image-making)
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Item Height:
1200 mm
Item Width:
580 mm
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:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2018-08-30
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
