Victorian ironing room,with hanging clothes, heater,clothes horse,British Stately home,England

Victorian ironing room,with hanging clothes, heater,clothes horse,British Stately home,England Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2BKC2F9

File size:

55.2 MB (1.5 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3744 x 5152 px | 31.7 x 43.6 cm | 12.5 x 17.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

12 June 2011

Location:

Dunham Massey / Dunham Town Cheshire, North West England, UK

More information:

. Recorded at Dunham Massey / Dunham Town Cheshire, North West England, UK, this image forms part of the visual history of the locality and the activity, building, object or service shown. The view specifically shows Victorian ironing room, with hanging clothes, heater, clothes horse, British Stately home, England. Further connections within the scene include built heritage, conservation architecture, documentary photography, local character, heritage asset, conservation interest, place identity, community identity, historical comparison, traditional masonry, social landscape, everyday Britain, cityscape history, and public realm. The subject remains useful for current coverage of heritage conservation and embodied carbon, not least because of keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. The archival value lies partly in recording transport arrangements and public activity around Dunham Massey / Dunham Town Cheshire, North West England, UK before altered transport patterns alters the character of the place. The surrounding context includes period detail, social history, heritage landmark, period building, visual archive, before-and-after reference, urban fabric, and regional identity. Elements such as horse, Stately, heater, ironing, and hanging add documentary specificity and may become useful when the scene is compared with later records. For Dunham Massey / Dunham Town Cheshire, North West England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which small changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is heritage conservation and preserving local identity during urban change within the specific setting of Dunham Massey / Dunham Town Cheshire, North West England, UK. The image also provides a reference for energy retrofit and preserving local identity during urban change as part of the longer story of Dunham Massey / Dunham Town Cheshire, North West England, UK.