Free Trade Hall

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The Free Trade Hall is a historic Manchester building that long served as a major concert and public meeting venue, notably hosting performances by the Hallé Orchestra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert hall
historic building
public hall
architect Edward Walters NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Italianate
associatedWithMovement Anti-Corn Law League NERFINISHED
builtFor Manchester Free Trade movement NERFINISHED
constructionStart 1853
conversionCompletion early 2000s
convertedTo Radisson Edwardian hotel NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
damagedBy Manchester Blitz NERFINISHED
designationDate 1963
gridReference SJ 837 981
hasArchitecturalFeature arcaded ground floor
ornamental columns
sculpted figures
hasCity Manchester NERFINISHED
hasFacadeMaterial sandstone
hasNumberOfStoreys three
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed building
heritageDesignationCountry United Kingdom
homeOfFrom Hallé Orchestra NERFINISHED
homeOfFromDate 1858
homeOfUntilDate 1996
hostedEventType classical music concerts
political meetings
popular music concerts
public lectures
inaugurationDate 1856
laterUse hotel
locatedIn England
Manchester city centre NERFINISHED
locatedOn Peter Street NERFINISHED
location Manchester NERFINISHED
majorReconstruction 1950s
namedAfter Free trade movement NERFINISHED
notableEvent Bob Dylan electric concert 1966
Sex Pistols concert 1976
notableResidentOrchestra Hallé Orchestra GENERATED
ownedBy Manchester City Council NERFINISHED
precededBy earlier Free Trade Hall on same site
primaryUse concert venue
public meeting hall
reconstructedAfter Second World War NERFINISHED
region Greater Manchester
replacedAsHomeOfHalléBy Bridgewater Hall NERFINISHED
servedAsHomeOf Hallé Orchestra NERFINISHED

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Halle Orchestra previousVenue Free Trade Hall