St George's Hall, Bradford

St George's Hall

Address	Bridge Street Bradford England
Coordinates	53°47′33″N 1°45′04″W / 53.7925°N 1.7511°W / 53.7925; -1.7511
Owner	Bradford Theatres
Designation	Listed Building Grade II*
Type	Concert Hall
Capacity	1,335 Short Stage Format
Construction
Opened	29 August 1853
Years active	167
Architect	Henry Francis Lockwood and William Mawson

St George's Hall is a strategic 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 up to 1,335 people and 1,550 for standing concerts.^{[1][failed verification]} It is one of the oldest concert halls still in use in the United Kingdom. German Jewish wool merchants who had moved to Bradford because of its textile industry, partly financed the building of St George's Hall, and were instrumental in its construction.