▁added ▁the ▁echo ▁division . ▁J ard ine ▁of ▁Manchester ' s ▁minor ▁re build ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁added ▁the ▁mobile ▁five - manual ▁console . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁town ▁hall ▁is ▁a ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁building , ▁One ▁of ▁fifteen ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁buildings ▁in ▁Manchester , ▁it ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁Goth ic ▁rev ival ▁architecture ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁F . ▁A . ▁Br ut on ▁wrote ▁that ▁" The ▁Town ▁Hall   ... ▁is ▁best ▁viewed ▁when ▁the ▁Square ▁is ▁empty ▁and ▁silent , ▁as , ▁for ▁example , ▁on ▁Saturday ▁afternoon ▁or ▁Sunday , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁then ▁that ▁we ▁may ▁real ise ▁what ▁a ▁splendid ▁" ru in " ▁it ▁will ▁make , ▁to ▁ex cite ▁the ▁wonder ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Sea ▁Island er ▁of ▁the ▁future ." ▁ ▁Dan ▁Cru ick sh ank ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁"...   arg u ably ▁the ▁greatest ▁Goth ic ▁Rev ival ▁public ▁building ▁anywhere ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁remains ▁a ▁gl orious ▁con fection ▁– ▁function ally ▁organ ised ▁yet ▁rich ▁in ▁invent ive ▁Goth ic ▁detail ▁wr ought ▁out ▁of ▁beautiful ▁and ▁expensive ▁materials ." ▁James ▁Stevens ▁C url ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁High - V ict or ian ▁Goth ic ▁sec ular ▁master pie ce ▁that ▁comb ines ▁ec lect ic ▁elements ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁style ▁that ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁Victor ian ". ▁It ▁was ▁voted ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ' s ▁favour