Sujet

Central Public Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester, 1930-1934. Creator: Stewart Bale Limited.

Légende

Central Public Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester, 1930 - 1934. A workman standing behind the steel frame of the upper dome ring during the construction of the Central Public Library. The Central Public Library was designed by E Vincent Harris. The steel frames were manufactured by Banister, Walton and Co Ltd. The image shows the upper dome, which was 42 feet in diameter and weighed 13 tons, which had been assembled on the ground, ready to be lifted into position.

Date

1930

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Notre référence

HRM22A67_429

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

100,4Mo (6,2Mo) / 55,8cm x 45,1cm / 6587 x 5327 (300dpi)

Mots clés

building England library work job architecture industry worker country frame metal construction site steel occupation British English industrial dome building site location century Britain profession framework construction worker thirties concept B&W public library under construction metaphor framed Manchester Construction Industry black & white black and white B W 1930s 20th century workers Greater Manchester TGN work in progress Manchester Central Library working photograph Listed Building Harris Grade II domed Stewart Bale Limited Limited Stewart Bale Historic England Emanuel Vincent Harris Emanuel Vincent E Vincent Harris