| Description | Hot bath platinum print. Photographed by Edwin C. Middleton, Stanmore Road, Edgbaston at 15.55 hours on 25 July 1891. Exposure 10 seconds Stop f32. Focus of lens 7.5 inches. Exterior view of ancient cistern at Pooley Hall. A note on the back of the photograph reads: 'This cistern is still in use, it bears date 1692, and various heraldic devices, Plenty of Work here'. |