Former Salford Town Hall, Bexley Square
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Former Salford Town Hall, Bexley Square
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 11 Mar 2014
The old Salford Town Hall, which was built between 1825 and 1827, sits at the far end of Bexley Square, just off Chapel Street. It is a Grade II listed building (English Heritage ID:471500 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-471500-town-hall- British Listed Buildings). Detail from an 1849 map http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/outside/salfordThall.html shows that the building was not only home to the business of the Town Hall but also included a police station, fire station and a court house. Today the business of the City of Salford is conducted at Image The tree-lined square gained notoriety in 1931 when it was the scene of the infamous ‘Battle of Bexley Square’. This was the fight against the government-enforced means test and poverty in Salford, which went on to feature in Walter Greenwood’s play ‘Love on The Dole’ (Image]). http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/outside/salfordThall.html Manchester History Net http://www.visitsalford.info/documents/chapelstreettrail.pdf Chapel Street Heritage Trail
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Image Location
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53.483747
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-2.259155