Manchester Town Hall

koster | 22:57 Mon 21st Apr 2008 | History

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Why is Manchester Town Hall not called Manchester City Hall?

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DottyH

I guess because when it was built manchester was still a town and not a city

LAW_DROP-OUT

too easy really,,,,,! the answer

delboy3

Manchester became a city in 1853; the current town hall was completed in 1877.

I'm not aware of any such building in the UK being referred to as 'city hall' - is that not an Americanism?

kempie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_hall

slark

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Town_H all#Old_Town_Hall

jd_here

Because United supporters would be up in arms!

koster

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Thanks for the answers.

Hull has a City Hall.

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