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

Photograph
1986 (photographed), 1991 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.

Object details

Category
Object type
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
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
Places depicted
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
Accession number
E.1788-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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