COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL221100015
Reference Number:
VPH.253.15
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:
Dorfold 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:
015
Description:
Albumen print of the exterior of Dorford Hall, near Nantwich, Cheshire. Originally built by Ralph Wilbraham, 1616–1621. South elevation. Two-storey brick building with stone dressing and slate roof. Three bays with added bay on east side. There is a balustrade before the first and between the first and third attic. Two sets of 4 chimney stacks with pots on the side of the first bay, and one on the second. Others on the fourth, added bay. Steps up to a doorway in the second bay. Ivy growing up the walls, especially on the fourth bay. Formal planting in front of the 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:
200 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
