The Big Ditch: Looking at No. 9 Dock from Trafford Wharf

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Artist/Maker	Darwell, John (photographer)
Place of origin	Manchester (photographed)

A black and white photograph showing a view of the deserted and derelict Salford docks in Manchester. On the quayside to the left a container crane is prominently visible.

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Category	Photographs
Object type	Photograph
Titles	The Big Ditch: Looking at No. 9 Dock from Trafford Wharf (assigned by artist) The Big Ditch (series title)
Materials and techniques	Gelatin-silver print Photographic Paper Gelatin-Silver
Brief description	Photograph by John Darwell, 'The Big Ditch: Looking at No. 9 Dock from Trafford Wharf', gelatin-silver print, Manchester, photographed 1986, printed 1991
Physical description	A black and white photograph showing a view of the deserted and derelict Salford docks in Manchester. On the quayside to the left a container crane is prominently visible.
Dimensions	Image height: 32.2cm Image width: 47.2cm Sheet height: 40.5cm Sheet width: 50.4cm Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Marks and inscriptions	'© John Darwell' (Signed) '© John Darwell' and 'John Darwell 1986' (Signed in pencil on the back) 'Printed 1991' (Inscribed with the title and date)
Subjects depicted	Wharf Docks Crane Derelict Buildings
Places depicted	Manchester Salford
Bibliographic references	Darwell, John. The Big Ditch : The Manchester Ship Canal seen through the camera of John Darwell. Chorley: Countryside Publications, 1987. 72 pp, illus. ISBN: 0861572505. Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1788-1991

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Record created	March 2, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O195278/the-big-ditch-looking-at-photograph-darwell-john/

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