2013

SJ8398 : The Dawn of the Heroic Age

taken 14 years ago, near to Rusholme, Manchester, England

The Dawn of the Heroic Age
The Dawn of the Heroic Age
The tympanum above the Ionic columns on the Quay Street façade of Manchester's Opera House theatre (SJ8398 : Manchester Opera House) features this large bas-relief entitled "The Dawn of the Heroic Age" depicting a charioteer pulled by three horses with a second man following the chariot. It was sculpted by John Tanner and Son.

Beneath it is the inscription, "THE PLAY MIRRORS LIFE".

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts City, Town centre other tags: Bas Relief Sculpture Opera House Early Twentieth Century Theatre English Heritage Grade II Listed Building Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Manchester [1646] · Street [919] · John Rylands Library [182] Other Photos: · The Manchester Opera House · Manchester Opera House ·
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SJ8398, 3445 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 1 March, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 3 March, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8341 9802 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.7184N 2:15.0863W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8341 9801
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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