A celebratory day to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Manchester Group of the Victorian Society, including the following: talks from a number of the specialists involved in the Rochdale Town Hall restoration project; guided tours of the building, the Square and Broadfield Slopes; a two course lunch; an opportunity to meet friends old and new.
Coffee from 10am; talks 11-12.30; lunch 12.30-2.30; tours 2.30-4pm
Booking via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/victorian-society-manchester-group-60th-anniversary-tickets-1969404100680?aff=oddtdtcreator or by email to [email protected] Payment details on request.
This 60th anniversary event celebrates not just the work of the group, but also the restoration of Rochdale Town Hall. It includes talks from a number of the specialists involved in the restoration project; guided tours of the building, the Square and Broadfield Slopes; and a two-course lunch. We will be joined by the Chair of the national Victorian Society and hopefully its president, Griff Rhys Jones.
On 18 January 1966 Nikolaus Pevsner spoke to an audience of 500 on the value of Victorian Architecture in the Great Hall of Manchester Town Hall triggering the formation of the Manchester Group of the Victorian Society. The Manchester Society of Architects and staff of Manchester University School of Architecture did much to ensure its successful foundation. Determined to save Victorian buildings of merit, the Manchester Group co-operated with English Heritage on the re-listing of Manchester’s listed buildings as well as organising specific campaigns such as that to save Parrs Bank in 1972. From the outset walks and talks were organised and remain a core element of the Group, including our new and highly successful initiative to attract younger people working in Manchester city centre, The Victorian Society Presents the Lunch Hour.
