Caption

Office in Manchester Town Hall, photograph, page, title: 'The Gas Office', photographer: J. McLeod, Manchester Town Hall, 1877, Manchester, paper, albumen print, height 162 mm x width 213 mm, office (, administration), town hall, interior, representation of a building, A large interior space with high decorative ceilings and multiple arched openings supported by columns with carved capitals, wooden paneling along the walls, rows of wooden desks and partitions forming cubicles, several tall lamps with bowl-shaped shades mounted on stands, a broad wooden table in the foreground with drawers and a closed book resting on it, railings and stair-like platforms dividing levels, tall windows on the right casting light and shadows across the room, and ornamental moldings and recessed panels on the ceiling.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A99_435

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Rights managed

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37.1Mb (7.9Mb) / 13.6in x 10.6in / 4078 x 3182 (300dpi)

Keywords

Office Manchester Town Hall photograph page title Gas Office photographer J McLeod 1877 Manchester paper albumen print height 162 mm x width 213 mm office administration town hall interior representation building large interior space high decorative ceilings multiple arched openings supported columns carved capitals wooden paneling walls rows wooden desks partitions forming cubicles several tall lamps bowl-shaped shades mounted stands broad wooden table foreground drawers closed book resting railings stair- platforms dividing levels tall windows right casting light shadows across room ornamental moldings recessed panels ceiling