Manchester Art Gallery

Town Hall

Francis Frith, 07/10/1822 - 25/02/1898



Town Hall

Francis Frith 07/10/1822 - 25/02/1898

Summary

A view of the glorious gothic facade off Manchester Town Hall, which was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and opened in 1877. This view looks to the left across a rather empty Albert Square. The Albert Memorial stands to the left side of the image. A small wooden booth, possibly a public convenience, stands to the right. There are some horse-drawn cabs waiting to the left. Although empty-looking, the square is populated by faded figures of pedestrians.


Object Name

Town Hall

Creators Name

Francis Frith

Date Created

about 1885

Dimensions

support: 19.2cm x 29.5cm

accession number

1909.926/55

Collection Group

fine art
photograph
British
local history
old Manchester collection

Place of creation

Manchester

Support

paper

Medium

sepia toned silver gelatin print

Credit

Gift of Old Manchester Committee, 1909

Legal

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