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John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, 1900. Artist: Henry Bedford Lemere.

John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, 1900. Artist: Henry Bedford Lemere.

2-679-546 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, 1900. Interior, looking east from the gallery. The library was completed in 1899 to the designs of architect Basil Champneys, and was commissioned by Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in memory of her late husband, a Manchester textile manufacturer and philanthropist. The library is a fine example of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture. It later became part of the University of Manchester.

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Creator
  1. Henry Bedford Lemere, attributed to: British: Photographer
People Related
  1. John Rylands: British: Textile merchant and manufacturer
  2. Enriqueta Augustina Rylands: Cuban, British: philanthropist
  3. Basil Champneys: British: Architect, author
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  1. Photograph
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World Europe United Kingdom England Greater Manchester Manchester Manchester

  1. 53 30 00 N , 002 13 00 W
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3947x4835
File Size : 18,637kb

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  1. bl15845.tif
  1. 0250007115
  1. 2-679-546
  1. 2679546
  1. bl15845.tif

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