COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL221100023
Reference Number:
VPH.253.23
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:
Buildwas Abbey
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:
023
Description:
Albumen print of the exterior of Buildwas Abbey, Shropshire. Founded for the Savignac order in 1135, by Roger de Clinton, Bishop of Lichfield. Exterior view of the six arcades of the nave topped by a triforium. Above the triforium and to either side of the arcades, the abbey is ruined. Greenery is growing atop the triforium. Wooden fences and gate and a stone wall sit in front. A child is leaning on one of the gates, facing away. A grassed area and path lead to the nearest arcade.
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
Places Covered:
England: Shropshire
Item Height:
160 mm
Item Width:
187 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
