COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL221100021
Reference Number:
VPH.253.21
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:
Caernarvon [Caernarfon] 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:
021
Description:
Albumen print of the exterior of Caernarfon Castle, Wales. It was a motte-and-bailey castle from the late 11th century until 1283 when King Edward I of England began to replace it with the current stone structure. View from the west. Eagle Tower is foremost. The polygonal tower has battlements and three turrets. The town's walls join with the castle and continue off to the left. Directly on the left of the tower, and in front of the town wall, sits a white cottage (now demolished). The River Seiont, at low tide, runs across the front with several masted sailboats anchored.
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: Gwynedd: Caernarfon
Item Height:
146 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
