Rather than being a repurposed mansion, Bradford's Cartwright Hall was actually built as a civic art gallery in 1904, on the site of the former Manningham Hall, using a gift from textile baron Samuel Lister, whose huge Lister's Mill is nearby.
It's architecture is in the style often known as 'Bradford Baroque', though its architects - Sir John W Simpson and E.J. Milner Allen - were not local and designed many famous public buildings in England and Scotland. It was nice to be allowed to take photos of some of the interior details. The double-height dome brings light down through both the main floors of the building.
It's easy to miss the details when you're focussed on the artworks on display. I do, however, love the art nouveau-style lights and door handles.
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