negative, glass plate - Sawley Abbey

Name/Title

negative, glass plate - Sawley Abbey

Entry/Object ID

SETCL : 2022.1.5.22

Description

A full-plate wet-collodion negative. A view of the ruins of Sawley Abbey which is located in the village of Sawley, Lancashire. A Cistercian abbey, it existed from 1149 until its dissolution in 1536, during the reign of King Henry VIII. View from the west. Ruined walls with the figure of a woman in mid-ground

Collection

The Horner Photographic Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Horner Photographic Studio

Date made

circa 1858 - circa 1885

Time Period

19th Century, Victorian Era