COLLECTION NAME:
The John Rylands Library
Record
Image Number:
JRL0710117dc
Image Title:
Light switches
Description:
Light switches in the John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester. These original light fittings are made of bronze and gun metal. The Library was built by Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in memory of her husband John, a Manchester cotton millionaire. It opened to the public on 1st January 1900. Basil Champneys 1842-1935, architect.
Subject:
John Rylands Library
Subject:
Architecture
Subject:
Library buildings
Subject:
Electric lighting
Subject:
Lighting, Architectural and decorative
Technique Used:
Metalworking
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:
University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
The John Rylands Library: A Souvenir Guide (Fetherstonhaugh, 2007)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2007
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Fetherstonhaugh
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2007-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Light switches
