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City hall · Manchester, United Kingdom
Manchester Town Hall
- Dated
- Dated 1868–77
- Declared purpose
- Town hall
- Today
- Survives, under restoration
- Build time
- About 9 years
- Region
- Europe
- Architect of record
- Alfred Waterhouse, architect: about 38 when credited (1868, born 1830). Build time on record: about 9 years.All architects of record →
- On the list as
- Documented
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
Alfred Waterhouse's Gothic town hall with a tall clock tower and murals by Ford Madox Brown.
Waterhouse
The same architect as London's Natural History Museum.
A triangular plan
Its plan fills a triangular site.
Questions worth asking
- Why Gothic for a modern town hall?
Possible original uses
- City hall
What the photos show
Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
