A reading room at John Rylands Library named Aldine Room
- Date:
- Jun 1900 - Jul 1900
- Location:
- John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester
- Reference:
- BL15867
- Type:
- Photograph (Negative)
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Description
When John Rylands died in 1888 his wife commissioned architect Basil Champneys to design a library which would house Rylands' collection of theological books. The library, designed in the Gothic style, was built between 1890-1899. It later became part of the University of Manchester.
Content
This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series of photographic negatives and prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection
Rights
Source: Historic England Archive
People & Organisations
Architect: Champneys, Basil
Photographer: Lemere, Henry Bedford: Bedford Lemere And Company
Keywords
Reading Room, Victorian Commemorative Monument, Victorian Library
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