Manchester, Royal Exchange 1886
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18259
More about this scene
This view was taken from St Anne's Square. This building is the third Exchange to be built in this area. The first was in the Market Place, near St Anne's Square, built in 1729 at the expense of Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord of the Manor. It was taken down in 1793, and a new Exchange was started in 1806. By 1849 there had been two extensions added, along with a post office and news room. To celebrate these two new extensions a full-dress ball was held, and the money raised went to the Baths and Wash-House Fund. The building we see here (the third) was started in 1867; the first part opened on 2 October 1871, and the building was completed by October 1874.
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