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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Free Trade Hall canonical 2
Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England 1

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

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Halle Orchestra previousVenue Free Trade Hall
The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966 recordedAt Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England
linked to: Free Trade Hall
Free Trade Hall (vicinity) hasLandmark Free Trade Hall