Manchester Town Hall (Manchester)

United Kingdom / England / Manchester / Albert Square
 town hall, Grade I Listed (UK)
Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian-era, neo-gothic municipal building in Manchester, England. The building functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments.
Completed by architect Alfred Waterhouse in 1877, the building features imposing murals by the artist Ford Madox Brown depicting important events in the history of the city. The Town Hall was rated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building in 1952 and the Town Hall Extension, completed in 1938, was Grade II* listed in 1974.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Town_Hall
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Coordinates:   53°28'45"N   2°14'38"W

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  • The finest example of victorian architecture in Britain
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