"The Free Trade Hall, Peter Street, Manchester, was a public hall constructed in 1853–6 on St Peter's Fields, the site of the Peterloo massacre and is now a hotel. The hall was built to commemorate the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. The architect was Edward Walters[1] The hall subsequently became Manchester's premier concert hall until the construction of the Bridgewater Hall in 1996. It was designated a Grade II* listed building on 18 December 1963.[2]" For more information SEE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Trade_Hall