Detail View: The John Rylands Library: Light switches
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Image Number:
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JRL0710117dc
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Image Title:
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Light switches
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Description:
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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.
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Subject:
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John Rylands Library
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Subject:
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Architecture
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Subject:
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Library buildings
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Subject:
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Electric lighting
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Subject:
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Lighting, Architectural and decorative
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Technique Used:
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Metalworking
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Time Period Covered:
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21st Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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Current Site:
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The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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The John Rylands Library: A Souvenir Guide (Fetherstonhaugh, 2007)
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2007
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Fetherstonhaugh
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2007-06
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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