Trafford Town Hall

Trafford Town Hall is a neo-classical building in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester. It houses Trafford Council and a number of other local government authorities. The building faces Emirates Old Trafford to the south and is within 500 metres of Manchester United's Football Ground to the north.

Trafford Town Hall
Former namesStretford Town Hall
General information
StatusGrade II Listed Building
TypeTown Hall
Architectural styleNeo-Classical
Classification
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated27 March 2007
Reference no.1391923
AddressTalbot Rd, Stretford, Manchester M32 0TH
CountryEngland
Coordinates53.4585° N, 2.2873° W
Current tenantsTrafford Borough Council
Construction started21 August 1931
Inaugurated16 September 1933 (1933-09-16)
Cost£88,000 (equivalent of £5,888,578 as of 2018)
OwnerTrafford Council
Design and construction
ArchitectBradshaw Gass & Hope
Website
https://www.trafford.gov.uk

History

Trafford Town Hall stands on a large site at the junction of Talbot Road and Warwick Road in Stretford, England. It was designed by architects Bradshaw Gass & Hope of Bolton on behalf of Stretford Municipal Borough, and built by the main contractor Edwin Marshall & Sons.[1] Work began on 21 August 1931,[2] funded by a government grant of £88,000 (equivalent to £5 million[lower-alpha 1] in 2016);[1] the building was officially opened as Stretford Town Hall on the granting of Stretford's charter on 16 September 1933.[3]

The steel-framed building has two stories plus basement and attic floors, with a mansard roof. Set in landscaped grounds with a sunken garden, it is constructed of brick in Flemish bond with gritstone dressings. It originally consisted of a main front with a wing on each side, until a rear extension was added between the wings in 1983, enclosing an inner courtyard.[1]

In 1974, on the formation of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, the new council adopted the town hall as its base, renaming it Trafford Town Hall.[3] It was renovated in the early 1980s, in a schedule of work that included the addition of a 10,000-square-metre (110,000 sq ft) underground nuclear fall-out shelter; the shelter was subsequently used for storage until its closure in 2011.[4] Trafford Town Hall was designated a Grade II listed building in 2007.[1]

In 2011, the 1983 extension was demolished, and the 1933 original building refurbished, with new offices added. The new buildings were opened in 2013.[5]

See also

References

Notes
  1. United Kingdom Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the Measuring Worth "consistent series" supplied in Thomas, Ryland; Williamson, Samuel H. (2018), "What Was the U.K. GDP Then?", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 2 February 2020

Citations
  1. Historic England, "Trafford Town Hall (1391923)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 March 2015
  2. "Stretford Town Hall", Trafford Council, archived from the original on 30 September 2007, retrieved 29 March 2012
  3. "Autumn 2007", The Twentieth Century Society, retrieved 29 March 2012
  4. Williams, Jennifer (9 November 2011), "Nuclear bunker that had Trafford Town Hall chiefs at war is uncovered", Manchester Evening News, MEN Media, retrieved 29 March 2012
  5. Mara, Felix (18 July 2013), "Keep it simple: Trafford Town Hall redevelopment by 5Plus", Architects' Journal, retrieved 13 March 2015

External reference

Media related to Trafford Town Hall at Wikimedia Commons

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