It occurs to me that I never completed my little jolly around the John Rylands Library in Manchester. Snow and life, came and went.
The building is a sandstone confection (Cumbrian sandstone I believe)
The detail is everywhere.
Copious quantities of leaded glass
Cavernous corridors
Oak carved to linen folds
Vibrant Victorian shades
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Amazing. Things just aren’t made like that any more.
Wonderful pictures! xx
It would be hard to focus on the books, in such a beautiful building.
Gorgeous details! Thanks so much for sharing your photos of this beautiful building.
Lovely, well worth sharing, thank you.
I took a trip there a few weeks ago having seen it on your blog. Brilliant building. I had walked past several times and had no idea what was in there. Thanks for inspiring my visit!
Glad you enjoyed it, it is a gem. I’ve another post about a building just across the road from the John Rylands