Our Town Hall, Manchester - Refurbishment Talk (with limited site visit )

Thu Jun 04 2026 at 12:30 pm to 01:30 pm UTC+01:00

Arup | Manchester

Engineers Ireland GB Region
Publisher/HostEngineers Ireland GB Region
Our Town Hall, Manchester - Refurbishment Talk (with limited site visit )
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Overview of the, once in a lifetime, refurbishment of Alfred Waterhouse's magnificent, Grade 1 listed, neogothic, Manchester Town Hall.
About this Event

This is a combined event between Engineers Ireland GB Region and CIBSE Heritage and Retrofit Group. It will start with a talk by Tom Waterson in the Arup Manchester office on the deep retrofit of Manchester Town Hall. The talk can accommodate 30 in person attendees and will be broadcast live with link to attend on line available on the CIBSE Heritage and Retrofit site and via Engineers Ireland website. Following the talk we will walk to Albert Square, Manchester, where details will be given to the 30 attendees on the public realm, facade and roof. After this 12 people only can visit the site. Visitors must be able to climb multiple flights of stairs and steel toe capped boots will be required. If you are signing up for the site visit, please let us know if you need boots and the size required so that we can have these available for you.


Agenda
Our Town Hall Manchester - Refurbishment Talk and Site Visit
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Arrive at Arup Manchester, 4th floor, 3 Picadilly Place, Manchester M1 3BN
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Presentation on the Our Town Hall Project by Tom Waterson (& online)
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Safety briefing and hand out of PPE
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Walk 15 minutes to OTH site, brief on public realm, facade, roof for 30 people
🕑: 02:30 PM - 04:30 PM
12 people only check in with site security and OTH project site walk
🕑: 04:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Regroup for walk to other Manchester sites (possibly Manchester Cathedral)
🕑: 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Meet for food and drink - location to be advised
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Arup, 3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, United Kingdom

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