COLLECTION NAME:
The John Rylands Library
Record
Image Number:
JRL060306dc
Reference Number:
JRL - Uncatalogued
Series Title:
John Rylands Library Archive
Parent Work Title:
Gravestone of Dinah Rylands and Martha Rylands
Creator:
Nicholas, R. (Rowland)
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Date Created:
1955
Description:
Photograph of the gravestone of the first two wives of John Rylands Dinah and Martha. The grave was destroyed in 1955 when Rusholme Road Cemetery in Manchester was converted into an open space. The grave contained not only the mortal remains of the first wives of John Rylands but also those of the infant Emily and of his son and heir William Rylands. The text is taken from 1 Thess. 4:14: 'them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him'.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Creation Site:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester: Rusholme
People Covered:
Rylands, Dinah, 1801-1843
People Covered:
Rylands, Martha, 1806-1875
People Covered:
Rylands, William, 1828-1861
People Covered:
Rylands, Emily, 1834-1834
Item Height:
155 mm
Item Width:
205 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Farnie, D. A., and Dorothy. J. Clayton. Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester. 1993
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2006-01-20
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2006-03
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
JRL
