Magic Lantern Slide: Gawthorpe
- Description
- This slide is part of a set recording historic buildings in north west England, made by John Crabtree who lived in Lancashire. It records the outside of Gawthorpe Hall near Burnley. Census records give Crabtree’s job title as ‘HM Inspector of Factories’ but he was also a keen amateur photographer. The slides were donated to the museum by his relative who lived in Exeter.
- Accession Loan No.
- 118/1934/324
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Gawthorpe
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: Gawthorpe
- Dimensions
- whole width 83 mm; whole H 83 mm; whole TH 2.5 mm
- Production Person Surname
- Crabtree
- Production Person Initials
- John H.
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901); Edwardian (1901-1914); World War I (1914-1918)
- Production Year Low
- 1863
- Production Year High
- 1924
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Area Region
- North
- Production Continent
- Europe
- Family Group
- Material
- glass; paper; photographic emulsion
- Inscription / Transcription
- handwritten 'Gawthorpe' on top edge binding strip, '86' on corner label
