St George's Hall, Bradford

St George's Hall
Address	Bridge Street
City	Bradford
Country	England
Coordinates	53.7925°N 1.7511°W / 53.7925; -1.7511
Designation	Listed Building Grade II*
Architect	Henry Francis Lockwood and William Mawson
Owned by	Bradford Theatres
Capacity	1672 Orchestral Format
Type	Concert Hall
Opened	29 August 1853
Years active	154

St George's Concert Hall is a grade II* listed Victorian building located in the centre of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Originally designed with a seating capacity of 3,500, the Hall seats 1500 people.

St George's Hall is the oldest Concert Hall still in use in the United Kingdom and the third oldest in the whole of Europe. German Jewish wool Merchants who had moved to Bradford because of its textile industry financed the building of St George's Hall. Jacob Moser being instrumental in its construction.

The building's design, by Henry Francis Lockwood and William Mawson, was chosen from more than twenty-two designs submitted during an 1849 competition. Built of ashlar sandstone masonry in neoclassical style, the building was opened on 29 August 1853. The interior underwent extensive remodelling after World War II and again after fires in the 1980s.

The venue has hosted many of the world's top performers over the years including Charles Dickens, the Hallé Orchestra, Iron Maiden, Metallica, INXS, Bon Jovi, Kiss amongst others. For a time in the 1980s and early 1990s it was a major venue for touring international bands before the development of the Sheffield Arena.

External links

• Bradford Theatres Website
• Details from listed building database (336529) . Images of England. English Heritage.