Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club
| Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club | |
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 Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Address | 33 Blackfriars Road, Salford M3 7AQ |
| Coordinates | 53°29′09″N 2°15′09″W / 53.4859°N 2.2524°W |
| Completed | 1880 |
| Inaugurated | December 1880 |
| Renovated | 1925 |
| Owner | Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | George Tunstal Redmayne |
| Website | |
| mtrc.co.uk | |
| References | |
| [1] | |
Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club is a sports club based actually based in Salford just outside Manchester and is the oldest sports facility in Greater Manchester to have retained its use in the present day.
History
The history of the club however did not begin at these premises but in Manchester at Miller Street in 1876 however due to the expansion of the railways in Manchester it was relocated to its current location. The last major modification came in 1925 when a squash court was added to the facility.[2] [3]
Listed building
On 21 January 1996 English Heritage awarded the building Grade II* status.
References
- ^ British Listed Buildings, Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club, Salford, retrieved 2014-12-31
- ^ Manchester Civic Society, Anyone For Real Tennis? (PDF), retrieved 2014-12-31
- ^ Manchester History.net, Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club, retrieved 2014-12-31
