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| Shot on 8 March 2011 | The Clock Tower |
A party on an adult education course at Alston Hall near Longridge, led by the tutor, David Brazendale, visited Bolton Town Hall. It is a sumpuous edifice and speaks of the wealth of the cotton industry that made it possible. It was completed in 1873. We were made very welcome by the Mayor Councillor Noel Spencer, MBE, and the lady mayoress, who showed us some of the main features. Over tea and biscuits in the Mayor's parlour we learned of the many duties and engagements involved in their roles. The original Albert Hall was destroyed by fire and the space it occupied was used to make the current hall and one with a much lower ceiling beneath. They are known as the Albert Halls. It was a really Lancashire "Grand Day Out."
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| Shot on 8 March 2011 | The Clock Tower |
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| Rose emblem on the ceiling |
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| Ceiling to anteroom to concert hall |
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| Arms of Bolton with elephant and castle above the shield |
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| Columns and arches |
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| Wide angle view of arches and ceiling rose |
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| Reception Room |
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| A cluster of Corinthian Columns and Pilastres |
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| Ceiling of Blue Reception Room |
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| Ceiling decoration in the concert hall. |
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| Gallery in Albert Hall |
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| Seats at the back of the Albert Hall. Two Atlantes support the larger organ pipes on each side |
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| Light fitting in the concert hall |
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| One of the four seasons tableaux in the Concert Hall |
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| In the Council Chamber, with the mayor, Councillor Noel Spencer, MBE, and the lady mayoress, who made us very welcome. |
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| The Royal Arms in Minton Tiles |
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| View to the main entrance through the bronze screen |
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