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'''Manchester Town Hall''' is the headquarters of [[Manchester]] City Council. It was completed in 1877, and is in a Gothic revival style, which was then considered modern, in contrast to the neoclassical architecture favoured by [[Liverpool]].<ref>{ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009ydh3 "People's Palaces: The Building of Manchester Town Hall" ''BBC''</ref> The council had called for a building "equal if not superior, to any similar building in the country at any cost which may be reasonably required"<ref>Clare Hartwell, Clare (2001), ''Manchester, Pevsner Architectural Guides'', Penguin Books, 2001, page 71</ref> | [[File:Manchester Town Hall from Lloyd St.jpg|thumb|Manchester Town Hall from Lloyd St]]'''Manchester Town Hall''' is the headquarters of [[Manchester]] City Council. It was completed in 1877, and is in a Gothic revival style, which was then considered modern, in contrast to the neoclassical architecture favoured by [[Liverpool]].<ref>{ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009ydh3 "People's Palaces: The Building of Manchester Town Hall" ''BBC''</ref> The council had called for a building "equal if not superior, to any similar building in the country at any cost which may be reasonably required"<ref>Clare Hartwell, Clare (2001), ''Manchester, Pevsner Architectural Guides'', Penguin Books, 2001, page 71</ref> | ||
==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
Manchester Town Hall is one of the stopping places on the [[Manchester LGBT Heritage Trail]] and has been marked by a rainbow mosaic set into the pavement outside. | |||
[[Allan Horsfall]] and other gay rights campaigners who lobbied for a change in the law for 40 years were honoured in a ceremony at Manchester Town Hall in October 2004.<ref>http://gayfortoday.blogspot.co.uk/2007/10/allan-horsfall.html</ref> | |||
A celebration of the life of [[Allan Horsfall]] was held there in October 2012. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Manchester]] | [[Category:Manchester]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:08, 10 July 2026
Manchester Town Hall is the headquarters of Manchester City Council. It was completed in 1877, and is in a Gothic revival style, which was then considered modern, in contrast to the neoclassical architecture favoured by Liverpool.[1] The council had called for a building "equal if not superior, to any similar building in the country at any cost which may be reasonably required"[2]
LGBT history
Manchester Town Hall is one of the stopping places on the Manchester LGBT Heritage Trail and has been marked by a rainbow mosaic set into the pavement outside.
Allan Horsfall and other gay rights campaigners who lobbied for a change in the law for 40 years were honoured in a ceremony at Manchester Town Hall in October 2004.[3]
A celebration of the life of Allan Horsfall was held there in October 2012.
References
- ↑ {ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009ydh3 "People's Palaces: The Building of Manchester Town Hall" BBC
- ↑ Clare Hartwell, Clare (2001), Manchester, Pevsner Architectural Guides, Penguin Books, 2001, page 71
- ↑ http://gayfortoday.blogspot.co.uk/2007/10/allan-horsfall.html