COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~15~15
Photography Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL17092418
image_number
JRL17092418
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
VPH.7.36
reference_number
VPH.7.36
Reference Number
false
Series Title:
English architecture and landscapes
title_series
English architecture and landscapes
Series Title
false
Parent Work Title:
View of the Observatory, Stonyhurst College
title_larger_entity
View of the Observatory, Stonyhurst College
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Fenton, Roger, 1819 - 1869
creator
Fenton, Roger, 1819 - 1869
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Photographer
creator_role
Photographer
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
c1850s
date_created
c1850s
Date Created
false
Description:
View of the Observatory at Stonyhurst College. Classically styled octagonal stone observatory, with four projecting pedimented wings, designed by Mr Tuach of Preston and built in 1838. The observatory was used for astronomical and meteorological studies. A figure using scientific instruments can be seen to the left of the building and a telescope is positioned to the right of the entrance. The lily pond visible in front of the observatory has a lead statue of Regulus on a stone base set in the centre.
description
View of the Observatory at Stonyhurst College. Classically styled octagonal stone observatory, with four projecting pedimented wings, designed by Mr Tuach of Preston and built in 1838. The observatory was used for astronomical and meteorological studies. A figure using scientific instruments can be seen to the left of the building and a telescope is positioned to the right of the entrance. The lily pond visible in front of the observatory has a lead statue of Regulus on a stone base set in the centre.
Description
false
Keyword:
Stonyhurst; Church; Pond; Lancashire; Jesuits; Observatory; Astronomy.
keyword
Stonyhurst; Church; Pond; Lancashire; Jesuits; Observatory; Astronomy.
Keyword
false
Subject:
Astronomy
subject
Astronomy
Subject
false
Subject:
Meteorology
subject
Meteorology
Subject
false
Subject:
Landscape photography--19th century
subject
Landscape photography--19th century
Subject
false
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
subject
Photography--History--19th century
Subject
false
Subject:
Architecture
subject
Architecture
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Visual
category
Visual
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
class
Analogue photography
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Albumen process
technique
Albumen process
Technique Used
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Creation Site:
England: Lancashire: Clitheroe
location_creation_site
England: Lancashire: Clitheroe
Creation Site
false
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
temporal_coverage
20th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England: Lancashire: Clitheroe
spatial_coverage
England: Lancashire: Clitheroe
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
201 mm
item_height
201 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
275 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Bibliography:
bibliographic_citation
<A href="https://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/w39w18">English architecture and landscapes.</a>
Bibliography
false
Notes:
Bottom right, underneath the print "The Observatory Stonyhurst College" in ink
notes
Bottom right, underneath the print "The Observatory Stonyhurst College" in ink
Notes
false
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
collection_code
Photography
Collection Code
false