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'Hereford, The Old Wye Bridge and Cathedral No.1'

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Creator: Francis Bedford (1816 - 1894).Date: c. 1880.Format: Albumen print.Collection: National Media Museum Collection ( http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/Collection/Photography ) .Inventory no: 1990-5037_B1_0896..A photographic view of the medieval Wye bridge over the River Wye, with Hereford Cathedral in the distance. The city dates from the seventh century and its cathedral from the eleventh, making it one of the oldest in England...-----..We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons, although certain restrictions apply. More about reproductions and image licensing ( http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/photography/copyright.asp ) ..For obtaining reproductions of selected images, please visit the Science and Society picture library ( http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/ ) , which represents the visual collections of the National Media Museum, the Science Museum and the National Railway Museum.

Francis Bedford (1816 in London – 15 May 1894) was an English photographer. Francis Bedford was the son of the successful church architect Francis Octavius Bedford. He began his career as an architectural draughtsman and lithographer, before taking up photography in the early 1850s. He helped to found the Royal Photographic Society in 1853. In 1854, at Marlborough House Queen Victoria commissioned him to photograph objects in the royal collection. The National Photography Collection held at the Museum is one of the finest and most extensive anywhere in the world. It encompasses many significant groups of material, including the Science Museumís Photography Collection, The Royal Photographic Society Collection, the holdings of the former Kodak Museum and the picture library of the former Daily Herald newspaper.

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Francis Bedford (1816 - 1894), National Media Museum UK

Francis Bedford (1816 in London – 15 May 1894) was an English photographer.
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monochrome 1800 s 1880 s 19th century victorian national media museum francis bedford william bedford britain united kingdom topography topographical albumen print francis bedford and co black and white wales cymru boat river bank bridge cathedral hereford old wye bridge river wye monmouthshire uk bradford nationalmediamuseum victorian britain victorian era history of wales hereford england england architecture plan