2009

SE0925 : Britannia, Somerset House, Rawson Street, Halifax

taken 15 years ago, near to Halifax, Calderdale, England

Britannia, Somerset House, Rawson Street, Halifax
Britannia, Somerset House, Rawson Street, Halifax
The plasterwork in this room, the Grand Salon, was carved by Giuseppe Cortese. It is said that it took him ten years to complete, at a cost equivalent to £200,000 in today's money. Britannia is a protrait of Mrs Royds, the owner's wife.

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Category: Plasterwork
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Photographer
Humphrey Bolton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 13 September, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 20 September, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 091 250 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:43.2798N 1:51.8145W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 091 250
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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