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Collection name City of Manchester Centenary Festival (1953)
Unique identifier 780.69 mf(782)
Description This is one copy of the souvenir programme for the City of Manchester Centenary Festival, arranged by the Manchester Corporation in Association with the Halle Concerts Society. The Festival was held in March 1953 with performances in the Free Trade Hall, the Palace Theatre (the performers there being Covent Garden Opera), King's Hall Belle Vue, the Opera House, Manchester Hippodrome and Houldsworth Hall.
Date range 1953 - 1953
Associated People and Organisations City of Manchester Centenary Festival - Covent Garden Opera - Hallé Concerts Society -
Associated Places Free Trade Hall Houldsworth Hall King's Hall, Belle Vue Manchester Manchester Hippodrome Opera House, Manchester Palace Theatre, Manchester
Associated Times 19th century - mid Victorian 1851-1875
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Henry Watson Music Library
St Peter's Square Manchester M2 5PD United Kingdom Open Map
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Website http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/central/hwml/
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Collections Overview The Henry Watson Music Library is named after Dr. Henry Watson, a renowned composer and teacher born in nearby Accrington. After his death in 1911 he bequeathed the contents of his private library to the care of Manchester City Council. Watson's original collection (some 16,700 volumes) has been supplemented by many important donations and acquisition since and has grown into one of the largest collections of music in any public library.
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