| Derby Hall | |
|---|---|
 The Derby Hall, with Athenaeum House on the right | |
| Location | Bury |
| Coordinates | 53°35′34″N2°17′49″W / 53.5929°N 2.297°W |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architect | Sydney Smirke |
| Architectural style(s) | Neo-classical |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 3 February 1971 |
| Reference no. | 1067239 |
  Shown in Greater Manchester | |
The Derby Hall is a Victorian neo-classical building situated on Market Street in the centre of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It is a Grade II listed building. [1]
The Derby Hall was built in the late 1840s at the instigation of Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby. [2] It was designed by Sydney Smirke, an architect best known today for his work on the circular reading room at the British Museum. [3] The building has a central Venetian window and a pedimented portico with four attached columns. [4]
It was originally the central part of a larger development that included the Derby Hotel on the left, and the Athenaeum on the right (both also designed by Smirke). These other two buildings were demolished in 1965 [2] and 1971, respectively. [5] Construction of the building began at Christmas 1848 and was completed in October 1850. [6] The hall was opened on 6 November 1850 with a concert which was attended by 600 people. [7]
The building was originally known as the Public Rooms, although it quickly became known as the Town Hall. At its opening, it contained a magistrate's court, a police station, the Earl of Derby's estate offices and a large assembly room. [2] Stanley hoped the building would become the meeting place for Bury's council; however, owing to a disagreement between the earl and the local authority, it was not initially used for that purpose. [2] After the First World War the council acquired the building from the Stanley family and used it as a council building. [8] The council moved to the new Town Hall on Knowsley Street in 1954 [9] and, since 1979, the building has been operated by a registered charity called Bury Metropolitan Arts Association, which uses it as a theatre and concert venue known as The Met. [10] [11]
One notable concert held in the building was by rock band Joy Division on 8 April 1980, which descended into a riot after some of the audience started throwing bottles at the stage. This was because Alan Hempstall of Crispy Ambulance and Simon Topping of A Certain Ratio filled in on vocals, since Joy Division's own lead singer Ian Curtis was recovering from an attempted suicide bid the previous day. [12]
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