Manchester Town Hall’s historic and iconic clock tower is visible for the first time in years after a loving restoration.
The 85m (280ft) tower had been shrouded in scaffolding until recently as part of the multi-million-pound restoration of the Victorian grade-I listed Town Hall, which closed in 2018. The clock face was restored from summer 2021, when 140 years of Mancunian grime and rain were meticulously cleaned off.
Preservation work took place on the cast iron dials, glass panels, and eight-tonne bell — officially called Great Abel — have all been made to look like new, as has the 23-carat gold hour markers.
