COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17092393
Reference Number:
VPH.7.11
Series Title:
English architecture and landscapes
Parent Work Title:
View of Bettws-y-Coed, The Roman Bridge on the Machno
Creator:
Bedford, Francis, 1815 - 1894
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1859
Description:
View of Bettws-y-Coed, The Roman Bridge on the Machno. The bridge is a drystone built construction over the River Machno or Afon Machno. The banks of the river on either side are rocky and either side of the river is wooded. The bridge is known as the 'Roman Bridge' but actually only dates from the16th century at the earliest.
Keyword:
Wales; Bridges; Drystone.
Subject:
Landscape photography--19th century
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
Category of Material:
Visual
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Albumen process
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Wales: Conwy: Bettws-y-Coed
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
Wales: Conwy: Bettws-y-Coed
Item Height:
160 mm
Item Width:
210 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Notes:
At the foot of the print "1455 TBettws-y-Coed, -The Roman Bridge on the Machno. Bedford".
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-09-18
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Photography
