Progress slideshows
Chronological slideshows of progress
Our photographer has been making regular visits on site since the very start of the Our Town Hall project. These slideshows offer a glimpse of what's been going on - alongside each stunning image is a caption that helps tell the story. All of these links take you to the council's You Tube channel, where we've saved these slideshows as part of the Our Town Hall Project playlist.
Slideshow #1
This first presentation on you Tube starts in January 2018, when we officially closed the building. It details lots of the work that went into emptying the building of 140 years of history and heritage, and almost a century and a half as the beating heart of civic Manchester.
Slideshow #2
Our second slideshow takes us from April 2020 to March 2021. This was a time that Covid restrictions limited access to the building, but we made sure that our photographer was able to safely capture plenty of what was being achieved in this strange time.
Slideshow #3
The third slideshow features images captured between May and December 2021. As well as the careful removal of the iconic Town Hall Clock, there are fabulous close ups of the ceilings afforded by the intricate scaffolding and some stunning shots of the Albert Memorial.
Slideshow #4
Featuring images captured between January 2022 and February 2023, our fourth slideshow shows progress throughout the building. From the tip of the golden ball on the spire all the way down to the basement system installations; our photographer is on site regularly and capturing some fascinating detail of what's being achieved.
Slideshow #5
Our fifth slideshow features lots of the images that make up the Our Town Hall - Portraits of a Workforce exhibition. These pictures were all taken between February 2023 and December of the same year.