COLLECTION NAME:
The John Rylands Library
Record
Image Number:
JRL050401dc
Image Title:
Exhibition room
Series Title:
Unlocking the Rylands building project
Creator:
Pollard, Michael
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
2005
Image Sequence Number:
I00002
Description:
View of the main Exhibition room of theJohn Rylands Library. Some of the original wooden panelling has been removed to access the electrical conduits, exposing the brickwork. The stonework inside the arches and at the outer ends of the room has been cleaned. Holes have been drilled in the floor (temporarily covered in plywood) for services to the new exhibition cases. Windows have been removed for repair and cleaning. Many of the original doors have been removed and stacked for safe-keeping. Construction and restoration work is being undertaken by Linford Building Ltd, successors to the firm who worked on the original Library building in the 1890s.
Subject:
John Rylands Library
Subject:
Library buildings
Subject:
Architecture
Category of Material:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Digital photography
Time Period Covered:
21st Century CE
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
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2005-02-17
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Exhibition room
