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This blue commemorative plaque records: 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 Recorded plaque organisation: Bradford Civic Society.
St George's Hall in Bradford, designed by Henry Francis Lockwood and William Mawson and erected in 1853, has hosted notable figures such as Charles Dickens, Winston Churchill, and Harry Houdini, and stands as one of Europe’s oldest continuously used concert halls.
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