COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL221100014
Reference Number:
VPH.253.14
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:
Crewe Hall
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:
014
Description:
Albumen print of the exterior of Crewe Hall, Cheshire. South face view. The two storey Jacobean (east) wing is on the right; the two-storey service (west) wing is on the left the eastern wing has seven bays, with a balustraded parapet at eaves level. The central bay is set forward to form a stone centrepiece around the arched main entrance, which is flanked by fluted Ionic columns. Immediately above the entrance are doubled tapering pilasters flanking a three-light window, all surmounted by a large cartouche decorated with strapwork. On the first floor of the central bay is a triple-mullion window, and above the parapet is a coat of arms. Flanking the centrepiece are two bays with diapered brickwork and single-mullion windows. The two ends of the south face are also set forward; they have canted, triple-mullion bay windows and are surmounted above the parapet by shaped gables with attic windows. All the main windows of this face are double transomed. The east face of the eastern wing has four bays with canted bay windows, shaped end gables and a central cartouche. In the centre of the northern (garden) face is a large bow window which has stone panels decorated with cartouches. There is a stone wall and entrance gate separating the hall from a grassed area in front.
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:
132 mm
Item Width:
190 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
