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Peter Street, MANCHESTER, M2 5GP

Built in 1845 and is one of the best of theatre architecture from the first half of the 19th cent now the Royale night club.

The Manchester Day Parade moves along Peter Street. The construction work at St Peter's Square can be seen in the background.

View of Albert Hall (centre)

Built as offices in the 1950s, but converted to a church in the 1990s. Very stripped Classical with minimal incised decoration. If I hadn't read the date in Pevsner, I'd have said it was 1930s.

Built in 1950 this Portland stone office building was once a car showroom. Today it is a Christian Science Church occupying the basement and two floors of the building. Inside there is a double height auditorium rising from the basement and a Christian Science Reading Room.

In the 2013/14 season they won the Premier League and the Capital One Cup. Below left of the Union Jack in the background is James Milner, below right is Joe Hart. Gael Clichy is wearing the purple cap, Vincent Kompany shows off the Capital One Cup and Joleon Lescott is on his left.

Close-up of the lavishly decorated facade. Many of the details are symbolic, representing the activities carried out inside. Full view here: Image

The Peter Street frontage of the Radisson Edwardian Hotel, originally built as the Free Trade Hall. The Free Trade Hall was a public hall constructed in 1853–6 to commemorate the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. The hall was funded by public subscription and became a concert hall and home of the Hallé Orchestra in 1858. The interior of the hall had to be rebuilt after bombing during the Manchester Blitz left it an empty shell; it re-opened in 1951. As well as housing the Hallé Orchestra, it was used for pop and rock concerts; it was Manchester's premier concert venue until the construction of the Bridgewater Hall in 1996. When the Hallé Orchestra moved to the Bridgewater Hall in 1996, the Free Trade Hall was closed by Manchester City Council. In 1997, the building was sold to private developers and, despite much opposition because of its historical significance, planning approval was eventually granted to convert it to a hotel, retaining the original facade was, the main staircase and the 1950s statues that were formerly attached to its rear wall. The hotel opened in 2004. The hall is designated as a Grade II* listed building (http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1246666 National Heritage List for England ) A red plaque (Image]) on the wall records that it was built on St Peter's Fields, the site of the (in)famous Peterloo Massacre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre ) in 1819.

The Peter Street frontage of the Radisson Edwardian Hotel, originally built as the Free Trade Hall. The Free Trade Hall was a public hall constructed in 1853–6 to commemorate the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. The hall was funded by public subscription and became a concert hall and home of the Hallé Orchestra in 1858. The interior of the hall had to be rebuilt after bombing during the Manchester Blitz left it an empty shell; it re-opened in 1951. As well as housing the Hallé Orchestra, it was used for pop and rock concerts; it was Manchester's premier concert venue until the construction of the Bridgewater Hall in 1996. When the Hallé Orchestra moved to the Bridgewater Hall in 1996, the Free Trade Hall was closed by Manchester City Council. In 1997, the building was sold to private developers and, despite much opposition because of its historical significance, planning approval was eventually granted to convert it to a hotel, retaining the original facade was, the main staircase and the 1950s statues that were formerly attached to its rear wall. The hotel opened in 2004. The hall is designated as a Grade II* listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1246666 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1246666 ). A red plaque (Image]) on the wall records that it was built on St Peter's Fields, the site of the (in)famous Peterloo Massacre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre ) in 1819.