Warrington Academy
Date
ca.1850s
Creator
Unknown, Illustrator
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (print): 220mm
width (print): 265mm
width (print): 265mm
Subject
Content object
Description
An illustration of Warrington Academy, which served as Joseph Priestley’s house and laboratory while he was a tutour there between the years of 1761 and 1770.
Inscribed 'The House, and Laboratory, occupied by Dr. Priestley at Warrington, Lancashire.'
From The Priestley Papers, a volume containing portraits, drawings, letters and other memorials of Joseph Priestley, curated and edited by James Yates.
Written in the associated description: ‘Dr. Priestley’s house at Warrington still remains in Academy Place. An adjoining building is supposed to have been his laboratory. The house is little, if at all, changed in appearance.’
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) British theologian and natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1766.
James Yates (1789-1871) British Unitarian minister and scholar was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1839. Though he never met Priestley personally, Yates knew many of his relatives, friends and pupils, and spent much of his career documenting his discoveries and writings.
Inscribed 'The House, and Laboratory, occupied by Dr. Priestley at Warrington, Lancashire.'
From The Priestley Papers, a volume containing portraits, drawings, letters and other memorials of Joseph Priestley, curated and edited by James Yates.
Written in the associated description: ‘Dr. Priestley’s house at Warrington still remains in Academy Place. An adjoining building is supposed to have been his laboratory. The house is little, if at all, changed in appearance.’
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) British theologian and natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1766.
James Yates (1789-1871) British Unitarian minister and scholar was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1839. Though he never met Priestley personally, Yates knew many of his relatives, friends and pupils, and spent much of his career documenting his discoveries and writings.
Object history
During the planning of the new University Museum of Oxford in 1856, it was decided to commission several statues of famous scientists. One of these was to be of Priestley, and James Yates was invited to oversee its conception. In his own words, 'it became necessary to obtain the best portraits, busts and bas-reliefs to assist the sculptor in making a good likeness.' He also acquired reports of personal experiences and anecdotes from people who knew Priestley, and in 1864 assembled all of this material into this volume.
This volume was presented to the Royal Society in 1957 by the Priestley family.
This volume was presented to the Royal Society in 1957 by the Priestley family.
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