Free Library
Francis Frith 07/10/1822 - 25/02/1898
Summary
View of the Free Library, formerly the Town Hall, on King Street, Manchester. We look from the left, diagonally towards the library. The architecture is austerely neo-clasiscal, with four tall fluted ionic columns forming the portico. A sign on the left corner of the library reads, 'Free / Reference / Library / Entrance ->'. A line of men and boys stand on the pavement outside the library, facing towards the photographer. Other figures in the right foreground are ghostly, having passed by during the taking of the image.
Object Name
Free Library
Creators Name
Date Created
about 1885
Dimensions
support: 19.3cm x 29.6cm
accession number
1909.926/41
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
© Manchester Art Gallery
