Trongate, from Tron Steeple
- photographer:
- Thomas Annan
A photograph entitled 'Trongate, from Tron Steeple', taken by Thomas Annan in 1868. The photograph shows Trongate, as viewed from Tron Steeple in Glasgow. Tron Steeple was once part of St Mary's Church, built in 1637.
A photograph entitled 'Trongate, from Tron Steeple', taken by Thomas Annan in 1868.
The photograph shows Trongate, as viewed from Tron Steeple in Glasgow. Tron Steeple was once part of St Mary's Church, built in 1637.
In 1868 the City of Glasgow Improvement Trust approached Thomas Annan to take photographs of some of the slum areas of the city prior to demolition. The resulting images are some of the earliest examples of documentary photography.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Object Number:
- 1987-5201/18
- Materials:
- paper
- type:
- photograph and carbon print
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
- credit:
- National Media Museum, Bradford