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Technical visit

Visit to Manchester Town Hall

Organised by Manchester Retired Members Section

Aug
21
21 Aug 2026 /  
12:14am - 2:24pm
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Manchester City Council , Manchester , United Kingdom

Free of charge
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About

This is a rare opportunity to look behind the hoardings and discover what has been going on.  The £525 million Our Town Hall project is the largest and most complex heritage restoration project in modern UK history.  The project has involved, not only preservation and renovation of the 19th century building craftsmanship, artifacts and decoration, it has also been upgraded so that it can serve the city for at least another century.
Structural remediation: the original 1870’s builders left behind some interesting anomalies.
Infrastructure Modernisation: to make the Grade 1 listed, Victorian build fit for the 21st century.

 

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Continuing Professional Development

This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.

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21 Aug 2026 

12:14am - 2:24pm

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Organiser

  • Manchester Local Network

Further Information

This is a free event but entry is strictly by ticket only.  You must register and have an allocated place.
PLEASE DO NOT TURN UP IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ALLOCATED PLACE. Numbers are strictly limited.  The town Hall is still and active building site and access without a valid allocated ticket is not possible.

If you are lucky enough to be allocated a place, you must agree to the sharing of your Email address with the town hall H&S department.  You should expect and Email directly from them which you must reply to before the visit.  

Reasons to attend

Discover how modern engineering is safeguarding this historic landmark.

Location

Manchester City Council

Albert Square
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M2 5DB
United Kingdom

Programme

Meet at 12:15 – 12:30 for a 12:30 start.
The visit will last at least 1 hour
Please note that access on site is dictated by on going works.
We will assembly Outside the main site entrance on Albert Square, next to the fountain and enter the Town Hall together at 12:30

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Registration

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