St George's Hall. Bradford's first public building was designed by celebrated architects Henry Francis Lockwood and William Mawson, and financed by public subscription. It has hosted, amongst others, Charles Dickens, Winston Churchill and Harry Houdini, and is one of the oldest concert halls still in use in Europe. Erected 1853 St George's Hall, Bradford 2 Mar 2019 by Bradford Civic Society on 02 March 2019 Colour: blue Wikimedia: Flickr: [geolocate this address] Google Streetview OpenStreetMap See also... Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Jez Nicholson on Flickr Jez Nicholson on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Simon Harriyott on Flickr Simon Harriyott on Flickr Jez Nicholson on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Simon Harriyott on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Mtaylor848 on Wikimedia Commons Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons CC0 Peter Hughes on Flickr Houdini 1874-1926 The magician lived here from 1904 to 1926, collecting illusions, th... Thomas Nugent on Geograph Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Graham Tiller on Flickr Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Mike Kirby on Geograph Greg Peverill-Conti on Flickr In this house Charles Dickens lived 1817-1821 Graham Tiller on Flickr Chris Hill on Flickr TonyMo22 on Flickr TonyMo22 on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Simon Harriyott on Flickr Simon Harriyott on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Simon Harriyott on Flickr Elliott Brown on Flickr Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Jez Nicholson on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr gnomonic on Flickr Simply Jan on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Beyond this old wall is the site of Marshalsea Prison, closed in 1842. This sign is att... Peter Hughes on Flickr Simon Harriyott on Flickr Simon Harriyott on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Megalit on Wikimedia Commons Secret Pilgrim on Flickr Peter Hughes on Flickr flipflopnick on Flickr flipflopnick on Flickr flipflopnick on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Rob Farrow on Geograph Nick Harrison on Flickr 143 Fore Street 18th Century Merchants House Built in 1714 by Sir Thomas Bury, merchant... Nick Ness on Flickr All Rights Reserved Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons John S Turner on Geograph Kelly on Wikimedia Commons CC0 Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Dcs57 on Wikimedia Commons Graham Tiller on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr sgwarnog2010 on Flickr Winston S Churchill Epping Mp (1924-1945) and war time Prime Minister. On this site sto... Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons gnomonic on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Nick Harrison on Flickr Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Peter Thwaite on Geograph Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons terenceeden on Flickr Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Nick Harrison on Flickr Louisville's Steamboat Era. River navigation in 18th century was by flatboat and keelbo... Christine Matthews on Geograph Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Nick Harrison on Flickr Millerdl on Wikimedia Commons Elliott Brown on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Nick Harrison on Flickr Charles Dickens lived here in 1855 writing part Little Dorrit in this house Jnicho02 on Wikimedia Commons Elliott Brown on Flickr In 1852 Charles Dickens and his family lodged nearby in Camden Crescent while he wrote ... Nick Harrison on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Charles Dickens (1812-1870) author and social critic visited here in 1858 Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Nick Harrison on Flickr All Rights Reserved gnomonic on Flickr 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens The first public reading of this story was m...