Manchester, Town Hall 1895
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This view was taken from Cross Street corner. Princess Street is running away to the left, with the big bay window on the corner of the building. That room was the mayor's personal receiving room, and the windows meant that a watch could be kept for anyone important approaching the Town Hall. What we cannot see until we are inside is the light airiness of the building: there is a lot of light coming from the triangular open spaces in the middle, and from above. When the Town Hall opened, it also contained a police station complete with cells. By 1895 there were three statues in Albert Square as well as the Albert Memorial. Bishop Fraser got there first; the grime of Manchester has got to him - he is the grey one on the left. Then comes John Bright, looking white and clean; and then on the right of our photograph is Oliver Heywood, who joined this select group on 11 December 1894, for his contributions to the improvement of Manchester.
An extract from Manchester Photographic Memories.
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