Assize Courts
Francis Frith 07/10/1822 - 25/02/1898
Summary
Front right corner view of the vast Victorian Gothic Assize Court building, designed by architect Alfred Waterhouse in 1858 and demolished 99 years later after extensive bomb damage in World War Two. This vast Victorian edifice, formerly at Strangeways, to the north of the city centre, has rows of gothic-arched windows, in the style of an extended, land-bound, Venetian palace. There is a line of carriages outside the main gate to the right. A wall surrounds the courts.
Object Name
Assize Courts
Creators Name
Date Created
1886
Dimensions
support: 19.3cm x 29.4cm
accession number
1909.926/54
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
