Free Trade Hall, Manchester

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Free_Trade_Hall,_Manchester
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf concert hall
gptkbp:address gptkb:Peter_Street,_Manchester
gptkbp:architect Edward Walters
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Italian palazzo
gptkbp:builtFor Manchester Anti-Corn Law League
gptkbp:capacity over 2,000 (original concert hall)
gptkbp:closedAsConcertHall 1996
gptkbp:convertedTo Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:hotel
gptkbp:destroyedBy Manchester Blitz (1940)
gptkbp:heritageStatus Grade II* listed building
gptkbp:historicalEvent site of the Peterloo Massacre commemoration
gptkbp:homeVenueOf gptkb:Halle_Orchestra
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Free Trade Hall, Manchester
gptkbp:location gptkb:Manchester
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkbp:notableEvent Bob Dylan's 1966 'Judas' concert
Sex Pistols 1976 concert
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 3
gptkbp:opened 1856
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Manchester_City_Council
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:St_Peter's_Square_tram_stop
gptkbp:renovated Dixon Jones (1997–2004)
gptkbp:reopened 1951
gptkbp:usedFor concerts
political rallies
public meetings
orchestral performances
gptkbp:website https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-blu-manchester
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bob_Dylan's_1965_UK_tour
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6