Manchester Town Hall

municipal building in Manchester, England
Place city_hall Q2578415
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Manchester Town Hall

Summary

Manchester Town Hall is a city hall[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of city_hall entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (706 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Manchester Town Hall is located in Manchester[3].
  • Manchester Town Hall is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Manchester Town Hall's instance of is recorded as city hall[5].
  • Manchester Town Hall's instance of is recorded as venue[6].
  • Manchester Town Hall's architect is recorded as Alfred Waterhouse[7].
  • Manchester Town Hall is owned by Manchester City Council[8].
  • Manchester Town Hall's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival[9].
  • Manchester Town Hall's architectural style is recorded as High Victorian Gothic[10].
  • Manchester Town Hall is made of sandstone ashlar[11].
  • Manchester Town Hall's Commons category is recorded as Manchester Town Hall[12].
  • 1877 marks the founding of Manchester Town Hall[13].
  • Manchester Town Hall's OS grid reference is recorded as SJ8386798089[14].
  • Manchester Town Hall's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.479166666667, 'lon': -2.2441666666667}[15].
  • Manchester Town Hall's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Albert Square[16].
  • Manchester Town Hall's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[17].
  • Manchester Town Hall's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[18].
  • Manchester Town Hall's associated electoral district is recorded as Manchester Central[19].
  • Manchester Town Hall's historic county is recorded as Lancashire[20].

Body

Geography

Manchester Town Hall is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Manchester[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city hall[5] and venue[6]. Manchester Town Hall's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[18].

History and Context

1877 marks the founding of Manchester Town Hall[13]. It is owned by Manchester City Council[8].

Why It Matters

Manchester Town Hall ranks in the top 4% of city_hall entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (706 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 53.479166666667, 'lon': -2.2441666666667}
    Inception +1877-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    Heritage designation Grade I listed building
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32660|batch #32660]]: better qualifier for unparished areas (4): Change P131 qualifier"
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