Starting with a light lunch the MCA members are invited to a guided tour around one of the most amazing buildings in Manchester.

The Bridgewater Hall is a concert venue in Manchester City Centre.  It cost around £42 million to build in the 1990’s and hosts over 300 performances a year.  It is home to the 165 year old Halle Orchestra and is the main concert venue for the BBC Philharmonic.  The building sits on a bed of 280 springs intended to insulate from external sounds.  The hall is named after the Third Duke of Bridgewater who commissioned the eponymous Bridgewater Canal that crosses Manchester although the hall and waterside frontage is situated on a specially constructed arm of the Rochdale Canal.

More information about the building and architecture:

https://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/about/history-architecture/