| Description | Platinotype print. Photographed by James Simkins, Lyncombe, Kings Norton at 16.30 hours on 9 June 1891. Focus of lens 7.75 inches. Exterior view of 'Ale Spout' in guadrangle at Compton Wynyates House. A note on the back of the photograph reads: 'Used formerly to convey ale from the Buttery to beggars in the Quadrangle in order to avoid contracting infectious diseases'. |