Barnsley in Polyptych (#6) - Barnsley Town Hall Entrance
Originally, a polyptych was a religious piece on an alter which had four or more hinged panels. Each panel displayed a relief or painting. Today photographers typically use the term to describe a photo-story; a themed photographic sequence or a group of pictures with something in common.
For this particular photography project each polyptych will focus on a subject located in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, ranging from sculptures, statues, architecture and memorials.
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Barnsley Town Hall is the seat of local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley.
The foundation stone of Barnsley Town Hall was laid on 21 April 1932 and was opened by His Royal Highness Edward, Prince of Wales on 14 December 1933. The cost of construction of the town hall and of furnishing the new seat of local government was £188,037 12/10d.
Barnsley Town Hall bears more than a passing resemblance to the Parliament Buildings of Northern Ireland, Stormont, and, like Stormont, its façade is sculpted in Portland stone. This is doubtless because both buildings share the same architect, Sir Arnold Thornely.
Barnsley in Polyptych (#6) - Barnsley Town Hall Entrance
Originally, a polyptych was a religious piece on an alter which had four or more hinged panels. Each panel displayed a relief or painting. Today photographers typically use the term to describe a photo-story; a themed photographic sequence or a group of pictures with something in common.
For this particular photography project each polyptych will focus on a subject located in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, ranging from sculptures, statues, architecture and memorials.
_____________
Barnsley Town Hall is the seat of local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley.
The foundation stone of Barnsley Town Hall was laid on 21 April 1932 and was opened by His Royal Highness Edward, Prince of Wales on 14 December 1933. The cost of construction of the town hall and of furnishing the new seat of local government was £188,037 12/10d.
Barnsley Town Hall bears more than a passing resemblance to the Parliament Buildings of Northern Ireland, Stormont, and, like Stormont, its façade is sculpted in Portland stone. This is doubtless because both buildings share the same architect, Sir Arnold Thornely.