Albert Hall, Manchester
Music venue in Manchester, England
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The Albert Hall is a music venue in Manchester, England.
Brannigans (1999–2011)
Manchester M2 5QR
England[1]
| Albert Hall | |
|---|---|
Exterior of venue seen from Peter St, c. 2010 | |
| Former names | Albert Hall and Aston Institute (1910–69) Brannigans (1999–2011) |
| Alternative names | Albert Mission Hall |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neo-Baroque |
| Location | Manchester city centre, 27 Peter Street Manchester M2 5QR England[1] |
| Groundbreaking | 1908 |
| Opened | 1910 |
| Renovated | 2012–14 |
| Closed | July 1969—March 1999 |
| Cost | £55,000 ($5.47 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Renovation cost | £3.5 million |
| Owner | Mission Mars |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | W. J. Morley |
| Main contractor | J. Gerrard and Sons |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Albert Memorial Hall |
| Designated | 29 April 1982 |
| Reference no. | 1246727 |
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | 2,290 |
| Website | |
| alberthallmanchester.com | |
Built as a Methodist central hall in 1908 by the architect William James Morley of Bradford and built by J. Gerrard & Sons Ltd of Swinton, it has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[3] The main floor was used as a nightclub from 1999 to 2011. The second floor, the Chapel Hall, unused since 1969, was renovated in 2012–14 for music concerts.[4]
The venue hosted a few events towards the end of 2013. It officially reopened on 6 February 2014, with a performance by Anna Calvi.[5]
History
The hall was designed in an eclectic style with Baroque and Gothic elements for the Wesleyan Mission in 1908. A meeting hall is on the first floor with a horseshoe gallery, sloping floor and coloured glass rooflights. The finely detailed terracotta is formed into large windows at gallery level, and the interior is abundant in floral decoration in the plaster work and glazed tiles.[6][7]
In the 1990s, the lower two floors were converted into a nightclub called Brannigans which closed in 2011.[8] The hall was refurbished and re-opened in 2013 by Trof, a local independent bar and live music company.[9][10]
