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In camera HDR of the columns at Heaton Park in Manchester.

 

The Original Manchester Town Hall facade, located on the corner of King St and Cross St, designed by Francis Goodwin, the Town Hall was built between 1822 and 1825 at a cost of £25,000.

 

The King St building was replaced by the present Town Hall, built between 1868 and 1877, following which it then served as the main public reference library until 1911, when the City Council decided to demolish it. Public opposition to the plan, led to a decision to retain the facade. Platt Fields Park was considered but rejected, following which the facade was erected in Heaton Park.

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