Manchester 1857 - in pictures

Including James Mudd's photograph of the River Irwell Looking Towards the Cathedral from Blackfriars, 1859, and Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait's, Victoria Street, Manchester, 1845 - 49, the following images document Manchester at around the time of the 1857 Art Treasures exhibition.

All non-credited images used with permission of Manchester Archives and Local Studies
James Mudd. Irwell (detail)
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James Mudd, River Irwell Looking Towards the Cathedral from Blackfriars, 1859
The Triumphal Arch at Old Trafford, on the Occasion of Queen Victoria's Visit (detail)
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The Triumphal Arch at Old Trafford, on the Occasion of Queen Victoria's Visit
© Manchester City Galleries
Engraving of the Great Hall with Visitors (detail)
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Engraving of the Great Hall with Visitors
© Manchester City Galleries
Royal Visit to the Art Treasures Exhibition (detail)
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Royal Visit to the Art Treasures Exhibition
The Transept Gallery of the Art Treasures Palace, 1857 (detail)
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The Transept Gallery of the Art Treasures Palace, 1857
© Manchester City Galleries
Dinner Given to the Operatives of Messrs Horrocks, Miller and Co (detail)
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Dinner Given to the Operatives of Messrs Horrocks, Miller and Co
William Wyld, Manchester From The Cliff, Higher Broughton, 1830 (detail)
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Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, Victoria Street, Manchester, 1845 - 49
© Manchester City Galleries
Louis Haghe, Sir Thomas Fairbairn handing over the address to the Prince Consort in the Art Treasure
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Louis Haghe, Sir Thomas Fairbairn handing over the address to the Prince Consort in the Art Treasures Exhibition at Manchester in May 1857, 1857
© Manchester City Galleries
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, Victoria Street, Manchester, 1845 - 49 (detail)
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Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, Victoria Street, Manchester, 1845 - 49
© Manchester City Galleries