COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17101886
Reference Number:
VPH.9.6
Image Title:
View of the Albert Memorial, Albert Square, Manchester
Parent Work Title:
Manchester
Creator:
Francis Frith & Co.
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1870
Image Sequence Number:
6
Description:
View of the Albert Memorial, Albert Square, Manchester. Five steps lead up to the bottom of the monument which has decorative railings protecting the base; four lamps stand positioned at each corner of the memorial. The memorial, completed in 1865, is a monument to Prince Albert, Prince consort of Queen Victoria and features a marble statue of Albert designed by Matthew Noble. The figure is placed within a large Medieval-style ciborium which was designed by the architect Thomas Worthington. The ciborium is topped with an ornate spire, and on each side a crocketed gable with canopied pinnacles on colonettes. Within the canopies stand symbolic figures representing art, commerce, science and agriculture.
Keyword:
Manchester; Architecture; Queen Victoria; Prince Albert; Gothic.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
Subject:
Architecture
Category of Material:
Visual
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Albumen process
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Item Height:
209 mm
Item Width:
164 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:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-10-12
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Photography
