In this video we go bak to Manchester town hall during the ongoing renovation work and look at the latest discoveries. In this wonderful example of Neo Gothic Victorian architecture. We uncover the secret history of Manchester town hall. We go into hidden rooms that have not been visited in years and look at remnants of the past. Old Books signs about Manchesters original tram system and end up in the Cooper street tower. We go into the great hall and see the heating mechanism that was designed by Alfred Waterhouse to keep the famous Ford Maddox Brown artwork from damp. We also see remnants of Manchesters Hydraulic water system in the form of a Hydraulic Ram lift. We even get to take another look at the Town Hall clock face. This really is an urbex adventure into the past.
8 фев 2020