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The Albert Hall, on Peter Street, is a Grade II listed building (English Heritage ID:455644 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-455644-albert-memorial-hall- British Listed Buildings). It was designed, with a mixture of Baroque and Gothic elements, by the architect WJ Morley and built in 1910 as the Manchester and Salford Wesleyan Mission. Albert Hall as a Methodist meeting place is now closed. The lower two floors were converted to Brannigans, a large and, for a period of time, popular bar and nightclub during the 1990s. Brannigans closed in 2011, and the recently refurbished building reopened in 2014 as an events venue, restaurant and bar. According to their website http://www.alberthallmanchester.com/information.php , “The grand and ornate chapel has been restored into a stunning purpose built music hall and is set to become one of the most atmospheric music and events venues in the UK.” see also Image] and Image] http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour6/alberthall.html Manchester History Net

Built in 1910 for the Manchester and Salford Wesleyan Mission. The name Albert Hall was used in many towns and cities for similar buildings, as was the use of terracotta as a finishing material.

Built for the Manchester and Salford Wesleyan Mission, 1910, by W.J. Morley. Entirely clad in Burmantofts terracotta, with a domed octagonal turret and a run of gables. Grade II listed. What would Wesley have made of it being used as a pub, Brannigan's? Perhaps he had words with a certain somebody and had it closed down...

The Albert Hall on Peter Street was built in 1910 as the Manchester and Salford Wesleyan Mission to a design by the architect W. J. Morley. The design was deliberately different from conventional church architecture to appeal to non-churchgoers as it was the intention was to provide a centre of civic life: not just for worship but for entertainment, leisure and education capable of seating up to 2,500 worshippers. It was built on the site of the New Jerusalem Church belonging to the Swedenborgian congregation. In recent times the building has been home to Brannigans, a large and, for a period of time, a popular bar and nightclub. Brannigans closed its doors in 2011. The grand and ornate chapel has been restored into a stunning purpose built music hall and events venues. The full venue, bar and restaurant will be revealed in February 2014. Before that time though, the grand concert hall is being made available for one off events bookings, having already played host to specially commissioned performances from: Mogwai, Goldfrapp with the RNCM string orchestra, Maxine Peake starring in a theatrical adaptation of 'The Masque of Anarchy' and more. http://www.alberthallmanchester.com/information.php Image

Octagonal cupola and domed roof on Albert Hall Image

The Manchester and Salford Wesleyan Mission opened the building in 1910 and built in Yellow Burmantoft terracotta with the basement used for social work the ground floor as a lecture hall with classrooms and the upper hall had the capacity for 2000 it was one of the largest Methodist Halls in England,now converted into a pub!!

The Albert Hall, on Peter Street, is a Grade II listed building (English Heritage ID:455644 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-455644-albert-memorial-hall- British Listed Buildings). It was designed, with a mixture of Baroque and Gothic elements, by the architect WJ Morley and built in 1910 as the Manchester and Salford Wesleyan Mission. Albert Hall as a Methodist meeting place is now closed. The lower two floors were converted to Brannigans, a large and, for a period of time, popular bar and nightclub during the 1990s. Brannigans closed in 2011, and the recently refurbished building reopened in 2014 as an events venue, restaurant and bar. According to their website http://www.alberthallmanchester.com/information.php , “The grand and ornate chapel has been restored into a stunning purpose built music hall and is set to become one of the most atmospheric music and events venues in the UK.” see also Image] and Image http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour6/alberthall.html Manchester History Net

The Albert Hall, on Peter Street, is a Grade II listed building (English Heritage ID:455644 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-455644-albert-memorial-hall- British Listed Buildings). It was designed, with a mixture of Baroque and Gothic elements, by the architect WJ Morley and built in 1910 as the Manchester and Salford Wesleyan Mission. Albert Hall as a Methodist meeting place is now closed. The lower two floors were converted to Brannigans, a large and, for a period of time, popular bar and nightclub during the 1990s. Brannigans closed in 2011, and the recently refurbished building reopened in 2014 as an events venue, restaurant and bar. According to their website http://www.alberthallmanchester.com/information.php , “the grand and ornate chapel has been restored into a stunning purpose built music hall and is set to become one of the most atmospheric music and events venues in the UK.” see also Image] and Image] http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour6/alberthall.html Manchester History Net

A public house situated next to the Police Station Image in Bootle Street. Sir Ralph Abercromby was Lieutenant General during the Napoleonic Wars but the pub itself was known as the Abercrombie as a Chesters house as shown in photos from 1946 and 1970 linked to from The Pubs of Manchester blog http://pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/sir-ralph-abercrombie-bootle-st.html and the Sir Ralph Abercrombie Inn, a Whitbread house, in the past before the pub reverted to the correctly spelt name. Image

Sign for the Sir Ralph Abercromby Image