Public buildings

Piece Hall

Jul 17, 2019Daisy GracePublic buildings, Yorkshire

A rare example of a large-scale cloth hall – an exchange for trading woollen and worsted cloth “pieces” – that is largely intact.

Trafford Town Hall

Feb 28, 2019Eric CorbettLocal government, Public buildings

Trafford Town Hall was officially opened as Stretford Town Hall on the granting of Stretford’s charter on 16 September 1933.

Stretford Public Hall

Nov 30, 2018Eric CorbettGreater Manchester, Local government, Public buildings

Stretford Public Hall was built in 1878 by John Rylands.

Udny Mort House

Jul 28, 2018Georgie DarcyAberdeenshire, Public buildings

In the 18th and 19th centuries body-snatchers, also known as resurrectionists, shush-lifters or noddies, excavated graves to meet the increasing demand from medical colleges for bodies to dissect, as not enough were being supplied from executions.

Free Trade Hall

Jul 22, 2018Daisy GraceGreater Manchester, Public buildings

The Free Trade Hall in Peter Street, Manchester, England, was a public hall constructed in 1853–1856 on St Peter’s Fields, the site of the Peterloo Massacre, and is now a Radisson hotel.

Leigh Town Hall

Jun 24, 2018Daisy GraceGreater Manchester, Local government, Public buildings

Leigh Town Hall stands facing the parish church across the Civic Square at its junction with Market Street in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It was designed for the Municipal Borough of Leigh by James Caldwell Prestwich, who had an architectural practice in the town.