Henshaw's Blind Asylum, Old Trafford, Manchester. Photograph by F. Frith & Co., ca. 1885 (?).
- Date:
- 1885
- Reference:
- 5115i
- Part of:
- Frith's series
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Henshaw's Blind Asylum opened in Old Trafford, Manchester, in 1837 to provide education, employment and welfare for the blind. Since 1971 it has provided a service for the visually impaired as well as the blind. The Asylum was re-named Henshaw's Institution for the Blind in the 1920s, became Henshaw's Society for the Blind in 1971, and Henshaws Society for Blind People in 2000
Publication/Creation
1885
Physical description
1 photograph : albumen print ; image 14.3 x 20.5 cm.
Series
Contributors
Lettering
Manchester; Blind Asylum
Notes
With: another photograph of an unidentified neo-Gothic building on the same mount
Reference
Wellcome Collection 5115i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores