COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL221100019
Reference Number:
VPH.253.19
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:
Ruddlan Castle
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:
019
Description:
Albumen print of the exterior of Rhuddlan Castle, Wales. Erected by Edward I in 1277. Two partially ruined circular gatehouse towers. The one in the foreground has a high wall running from it from behind. Both have circular open doorways and ivy growing on them. There is a rustic fence surrounding them with gaps at the doorways. Near the foreground tower doorway, a person is sitting on the grassy area, facing left.
Subject:
Architecture--Wales
Subject:
Architecture--Wales--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
Places Covered:
Wales: Denbighshire: Rhuddlan
Item Height:
164 mm
Item Width:
180 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
