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Town Hall, Manchester

Description: Town Hall

Grade: I
Date Listed: 25 February 1952
English Heritage Building ID: 387871

OS Grid Reference: SJ8386798089
OS Grid Coordinates: 383867, 398089
Latitude/Longitude: 53.4793, -2.2445

Location: 5 Cooper Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M2 5RT

Locality: Manchester
County: Manchester
Country: England
Postcode: M2 5RT

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Listing Text

MANCHESTER
SJ8398SE ALBERT SQUARE
698-1/27/10 (East side)

25/02/52 Town Hall

GV I

Town Hall. 1868-77, by Alfred Waterhouse. Sandstone ashlar facing to brick carcass, slate roofs. Triangular island site, with 3 main ranges enclosing a triangular courtyard mostly filled by a rectangular Great Hall. Gothic style. Three storeys and attics. Building of major importance. Contains mural paintings by Ford Madox Brown, and statuary by W.Theed jun.
(B of E Lancashire: Pevsner: P280-1; Guide Across Manchester: Civic Trust: P 43-7).



Listing NGR: SJ8386798089

Source: English Heritage

Listed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence.




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