The Co-ops’ New Century Hall, now styled New Century, is allowing me in for a limited run of five tours this September and October.

The tour includes stunning design, beautiful artworks and superb stories of a fantastic building that has long been closed to public view. Now, reopening as a gig and events space the first floor tour de force auditorium from 1963 now comes complete with an exciting ground floor food hall and a state of art college building for music and gaming in the basement.

This tour is perfect for people who adore the quality and optimism, the spring in the step, of the best sixties design. It’s for people who attended gigs from the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Bee Gees and Tina Turner and want to visit the space once more. It’s for all the people, Northern soulers and others who shimmied, strutted and danced the night away on the sprung dance floor.
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This is a wonderful place, part of a marvellous project. It’s the sort of scheme that makes you feel happy about the city.

£15 adults. Under 10s free.

Meet: Sadlers Yard, Hanover Street, M60 0AB. ​Booking ahead is advisable