COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17121837
Reference Number:
VPH.42.6
Image Title:
Stereoscope view of the Miner's Bridge on the Llugwy
Creator:
Fenton, Roger, 1819 - 1869
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1859
Publication Details:
London: Lovell Reeve & Co.
Description:
Stereoscope view of the Miner's Bridge on the Llugwy. Two albumen prints, displayed side by side showing a view of the steep wooden bridge crossing the River Llugwy, just north of Betwys-y-coed. A figure can clearly be seen walking across it. The bridge was historically used by the quarrymen to reach the mines of the Gwydyr forest.
Keyword:
Stereoscope; Stereo cards; Landscapes; Conway; Conwy; Wales; Bridges.
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
Subject:
Landscape photography--19th century
Category of Material:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Albumen process
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Wales: Conwy: Bettws-y-Coed
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
Wales: Conwy: Bettws-y-Coed
Item Height:
75 mm
Item Width:
70 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:
Notes:
Slight fading.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-12-12
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-12
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
