1881 – Designs for Manchester Town Hall Competition, Lancashire
Architect: Bruce J. Talbert, Speakman & Charlesworth, Ed Salomons, Thomas Worthington,
First premiated design in architectural competition.
Second Premiated Design, perspective view including ground &
Largely constructed as designed with the exception of the spire –
Third Premiated Design for The Lancashire &
Fine bank building on a corner alongside Newsham Street –
Perspective view including ground plan as published in The Building News,
Grade II listed. The main part of the building was officially opened in August 1883 though it was not until two years later that the library was opened to the public.
The infirmary had its origins in the Bolton Dispensary established in Mawdsley Street in 1814,
Perspective view published in The Architect,