" ▁was ▁addressed ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁architect ural ▁devices : ▁susp ended ▁first ▁floor ▁rooms , ▁made ▁possible ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁iron - fr amed ▁construction , ▁sk yl ights , ▁extra ▁windows ▁and ▁d orm ers , ▁" bor row ed ▁lights " ▁for ▁interior ▁spaces ▁and ▁gla zed ▁white ▁br icks ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁m osa ic ▁mar ble ▁p aving ▁in ▁areas ▁where ▁the ▁light ▁was ▁" less ▁strong ". ▁Clear ▁glass ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁important ▁rooms , ▁with ▁light - col oured ▁t ints ▁for ▁col oured ▁gla zing , ▁as ▁" the ▁sky ▁of ▁Manchester ▁does ▁not ▁favour ▁the ▁employ ment ▁of ▁deeply ▁st ained ▁glass ." ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁exempl ifies ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Goth ic ▁rev ival ▁style ▁of ▁architecture , ▁using ▁them es ▁and ▁elements ▁from ▁ 1 3 th - century ▁Early ▁English ▁Goth ic ▁architecture . ▁Goth ic ▁features ▁most ▁prominent ▁in ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Town ▁Hall ▁are ▁low ▁rib ▁v ault ▁ce il ings ▁and ▁tall ▁arch ed ▁windows . ▁The ▁choice ▁of ▁the ▁Goth ic ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁wish ▁for ▁a ▁spiritual ▁acknowled g ement ▁of ▁Manchester ' s ▁late ▁medieval ▁her itage ▁in ▁the ▁text ile ▁trade ▁of ▁the ▁Han se atic ▁league ▁and ▁an ▁aff irm ation ▁of ▁modern ity ▁in ▁the ▁fashion able ▁ne o - G oth ic ▁style ▁fav oured ▁over ▁the ▁Ne oc lass ical ▁architecture ▁of ▁Liverpool . ▁ ▁Despite ▁its ▁medieval ▁sty ling , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁support