COLLECTION NAME:
The John Rylands Library
Record
Image Number:
JRL1212264
Image Title:
Historic Reading Room: Light fitting
Creator:
J.W. Singer & Sons Ltd
Creator Role:
Metalworker
Description:
The Art Nouveau light fittings were fabricated in wrought gunmetal and bronze. The Library was one of the first public buildings in Manchester to be lit by electricity; it originally had its own generator.
Subject:
Architecture
Subject:
Electric lighting
Subject:
Library buildings
Subject:
John Rylands Library
Technique Used:
Metalworking
Creation Site:
England: Manchester
Style Period:
Art Nouveau
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Current Site:
The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, 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):
2012-02-13
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2015-11
Historic Reading Room: Light fitting
