Midland Hotel Manchester Glazed Terracotta ceramic frieze, sculpture Michaelangelo & Flaxman, 16 Peter St, Manchester, M60 2DS

Midland Hotel Manchester Glazed Terracotta ceramic frieze, sculpture Michaelangelo & Flaxman, 16 Peter St, Manchester, M60 2DS Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2JGJAR8

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55.5 MB (3.3 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5439 x 3567 px | 46.1 x 30.2 cm | 18.1 x 11.9 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

29 June 2022

Location:

16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS

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. This dated documentary view of 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. At the centre of the view is Midland Hotel Manchester Glazed Terracotta ceramic frieze, sculpture Michaelangelo & Flaxman, 16 Peter St, Manchester, M60 2DS. The locality and subject together evoke place identity, rail infrastructure, regional identity, architectural character, local landmark, passenger railway, rail mobility, urban fabric, historical comparison, public realm, period streetscape, historic frontage, regional rail, and before-and-after reference. The modern context includes continuing discussion of local identity, maintenance and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use. For current editorial use, decarbonisation and station investment provide additional context, especially through the balance between railway heritage and network modernisation. The image fixes building condition and alterations within 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The wider setting retains connections with changing streetscape, conservation interest, traditional structure, conservation architecture, rail corridor, industrial railway heritage, transport interchange, and visual archive. Elements such as Hotel, Peter, Manchester, frieze, and ceramic add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for local identity and how historic fabric can be retained while places adapt to modern use without losing the local specificity of 16 Peter St, Manchester, England, UK, M60 2DS.