COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL221100009
Reference Number:
VPH.253.9
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Antiquities of Cheshire, in photograph, with short descriptive notes: to which are added views of several ancient buildings in Shropshire and North Wales
Parent Work Title:
Waverton Church
Creator:
Bryans, William, active 19th century
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
[1858]
Publication Details:
Chester: Hugh Roberts, Eastgate Row; London: J.H. & J, Parker, Strand: and Whittaker & Co., Ave Maria Lane
Image Sequence Number:
009
Description:
Albumen print of the exterior of Waverton church (St. Peter’s), Cheshire. Sandstone church tower in three stages. The side facing has a four-light perpendicular window. Above this are square openings with quatrefoils, a single string course, three-light bell openings and an embattled parapet. The pyramidal roof is recessed and shingled. The doorway is Tudor in style. The side on the left has a clock on the second stage and three-light bell openings on the third. On the left of the tower is the main church building. To the left and right of the church are thatched buildings, partially seen. In the foreground is a grassed area with a stone wall, five bar gate and small stone building.
Subject:
Cheshire (England)--Pictorial works
Subject:
Architecture--England--Cheshire
Subject:
Architecture--England--Pictorial work
Subject:
Antiquities
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Albumen process
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Cheshire: Chester
Creation Site:
England: Greater London: London
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Item Height:
165 mm
Item Width:
150 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lees, William, M.R.C.S, L.R.C.P., former owner
Provenance:
Morris, Joseph Robertson, former owner
Provenance:
Walsh, Audrey C., former owner
Provenance:
King's School (Chester, England), former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2022-10-27
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2022-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Photography
