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Caxton Street, SALFORD, M3 5AZ

Built in 1904 for the Manchester Typographical Society, which was very active in the Trades Union. It comprised meeting rooms and offices with lettable retail spaces at ground level. The name commemorates William Caxton who introduced printing to Britain in the 15th century. An attractive building in red brick and terracotta, but not listed.

Date and name panel. See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7875639 for location.

Oriel window and bullseye on the main façade. See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7875639 for location.

Manchester Typographical Society monogram on the gable of the main front. See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7875639] for location.

The once impressive Caxton Hall, rendered somewhat less impressive by the modern shop frontages References say that it was built in 1907 for the Typographical Society of Manchester although the front of the building clearly carries the date “1904” (Image]). It was named after William Caxton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Caxton , inventor of the printing press. The building was hired out to socialists and trade union activists for most of its life and was an important venue for the labour movement in Salford and Manchester. http://www.visitsalford.info/documents/chapelstreettrail.pdf Chapel Street Heritage Trail http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/outside/SALFORD/caxtonhall.html Manchester History Net

The ground floor is occupied by the premises of Williams & Gill, well-known Manchester tailor & shirtmaker. Their clients include the world-famous London hatters, Lock of St James's, for whom they have made caps worn by the Duke of Edinburgh and other European Royalty. In the past, they have been contracted to supply shirts for the cast of the Harry Potter films. More prosaically, they continue to produce bespoke suits for lawyers and business people in the Greater Manchester area.

It is unusual to find a supplier to the Royal Family on the edge of a northern industrial city but Mr Williams (tailor & shirtmaker) has made caps for European royalty as well as Prince Charles. He also fulfilled a commission to restore the Duke of Edinburgh's favourite cap which he often wore when carriage driving. (This may well have been the one seen recently with the Duke's belongings at his funeral.) Lately, Mr Williams has furnished all the headgear for 'Peaky Blinders' as well as shirts for the Harry Potter films.

The once impressive Caxton Hall, rendered somewhat less impressive by the modern shop frontages References say that it was built in 1907 for the Typographical Society of Manchester although the front of the building clearly carries the date “1904” (Image]). It was named after William Caxton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Caxton , inventor of the printing press. The building was hired out to socialists and trade union activists for most of its life and was an important venue for the labour movement in Salford and Manchester. http://www.visitsalford.info/documents/chapelstreettrail.pdf Chapel Street Heritage Trail http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/outside/SALFORD/caxtonhall.html Manchester History Net

A close-up look at the front of Caxton Hall (see Image] and Image] for wider views) show that it carries the date 1904 although the first reference cited below says that it was built in 1907 for the Typographical Society of Manchester. It was named after William Caxton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Caxton , inventor of the printing press. The building was hired out to socialists and trade union activists for most of its life and was an important venue for the labour movement in Salford and Manchester. http://www.visitsalford.info/documents/chapelstreettrail.pdf Chapel Street Heritage Trail http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/outside/SALFORD/caxtonhall.html Manchester History Net

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