COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17101909
Reference Number:
VPH.9.15
Image Title:
View of the Manchester Assize Courts
Parent Work Title:
Manchester
Creator:
Francis Frith & Co.
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1870
Image Sequence Number:
15
Description:
View of the Manchester Assize Courts. A beautiful and elaborate building that stood on Great Ducie Street, slightly blurry figures can be seen on around the building. The Courts were designed by Alfred Waterhouse in the Venetian Gothic style. Construction began in 1859 and was completed in 1864, Strangeways Prison was included in the Waterhouse design and is still standing, itself a Grade II listed structure. The Assize Courts building was severely damaged in the 1940's during the second World War, leading to its demolition soon after the assize court abolition in 1957.
Keyword:
Manchester; Architecture; Waterhouse; Strangeways; Courts; Blitz; Bomb damage; Gothic.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
Subject:
Architecture
Category of Material:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Albumen prints
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Item Height:
158 mm
Item Width:
239 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:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-10-12
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
