Albert Hall, Manchester

Albert Hall
Albert Hall, Manchester
General information
Status	Grade II listed
Architectural style	Neo-baroque/gothic
Location	Peter Street, Manchester city centre, Manchester, England.
Coordinates	53°28′42″N 2°14′53″W / 53.47826°N 2.24793°W / 53.47826; -2.24793Coordinates: 53°28′42″N 2°14′53″W / 53.47826°N 2.24793°W / 53.47826; -2.24793
Completed	1910 (1910)
Design and construction
Architect	W. J. Morley
Other information
Seating capacity	2,500
Website
alberthallmanchester.com

The Albert Hall on Peter Street, Manchester, England, was built as the Methodist Central Hall in 1910. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.^[1] The Chapel Hall, unused since 1969, was renovated in 2012–13 for music concerts.^[2]

History

The Albert Hall was designed in eclectic style with Baroque and Gothic elements for the Wesleyan Mission in 1910. A meeting hall is on the first floor with a horseshoe gallery, sloping floor and coloured glass rooflights. The finely detailed terracotta is formed into large windows at gallery level, and the interior is abundant in floral decoration in the plaster work and glazed tiles.^[3]^[4]

In the 1990s, the lower two floors were converted into a nightclub called Brannigans which closed in 2011.^[5] The hall was refurbished and re-opened in 2013 by Trof, a local independent bar and live music company.^[6]^[7]

References

↑ Historic England. "Albert Memorial Hall (1246727)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
↑ "Albert Hall". Manchester International Festival. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
↑ "Deansgate/Peter Street Conservation Area". Manchester City Council. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
↑ "Inside the Albert Hall, Manchester". skyliner.org. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
↑ "Brannigans closes: a city mourns". Manchester Confidential. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Trof To Run Brannigans And Green Room". Manchester Confidential. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
↑ Official Albert Hall ticket agent

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