In this newspaper cutting from The Manchester Guardian, is reproduced a picture from the Illustrated London News of 16 May 1857. This shows the opening of the Art Treasures Exhibition in Manchester on 5 May. The Prince Consort stands at the top of the steps and was greeted with the National Anthem played by the Hallé Orchestra and Choir in their first public appearance. Mr. F. Ireland is presenting this picture to the Orchestra. The Illustrated London News describes the Prince Consort's drive in Manchester: "...the succession of small and happy-looking villages and hamlets of Didsbury, Withington, Fallowfield, and Rusholme...There was nothing in the scenery to indicate the proximity of a huge manufacturing city."
Cutting from the Manchester Guardian
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- Reference
- GB 1179 AB/129
- Former Reference
- GB 1179 AB/077
- Dates of Creation
- 24/12/2023
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- 1 item