Title
The Book of Olde Manchester and Salford
Reference
YA1987.136/6
Production date
1887 - 1887
Creator
- Darbyshire, AlfredBiographyBiography
1839–1908, architect, Salford.
Built the Comedy Theatre, Manchester and carried out alterations at the Theatre Royal and the Prince's. He also designed a theatre at Rawtenstall, Lancashire. In London he altered and decorated the Lyceum Theatre in 1878, and co-developed the ‘Irving–Darbyshire safety plan’, which was intended to make the audience safe from fire by isolating the separate parts of the theatre and providing two fireproof escape routes from every part of the house.
His other buildings include: Alston Hall, Lancashire (1876); the churches of St Cyprian (1899) and St Ignatius (1900) in Salford; and the Carnegie Library in Knutsford, Cheshire (1903–4).
Darbyshire was elected an associate of the Institute of British Architects in 1864, fellow in 1870, and vice-president 1902–5. He was elected FSA in 1894. From 1901 to 1903 he was president of the Manchester Society of Architects,
He died at Manchester Infirmary on 5 July 1908, and is buried at Flixton church.
- Milner, GeorgeBiographyBiography
President of the Manchester Literary Club, active 1887.
- John Heywood LtdBiographyBiography
Manchester publisher, established in 1842, and known to have still been active in 1922.
Scope and Content
Written by Alfred Darbyshire. Edited and introduction by George Milner, President of the Manchester Literary Club, Manchester. Published by John Heywood, Manchester.
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Darbyshire, AlfredBiographyBiography
1839–1908, architect, Salford.
Built the Comedy Theatre, Manchester and carried out alterations at the Theatre Royal and the Prince's. He also designed a theatre at Rawtenstall, Lancashire. In London he altered and decorated the Lyceum Theatre in 1878, and co-developed the ‘Irving–Darbyshire safety plan’, which was intended to make the audience safe from fire by isolating the separate parts of the theatre and providing two fireproof escape routes from every part of the house.
His other buildings include: Alston Hall, Lancashire (1876); the churches of St Cyprian (1899) and St Ignatius (1900) in Salford; and the Carnegie Library in Knutsford, Cheshire (1903–4).
Darbyshire was elected an associate of the Institute of British Architects in 1864, fellow in 1870, and vice-president 1902–5. He was elected FSA in 1894. From 1901 to 1903 he was president of the Manchester Society of Architects,
He died at Manchester Infirmary on 5 July 1908, and is buried at Flixton church.
- Milner, GeorgeBiographyBiography
President of the Manchester Literary Club, active 1887.
- John Heywood LtdBiographyBiography
Manchester publisher, established in 1842, and known to have still been active in 1922.
Subject
Social history
Local history
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.
