ɪn hɪz bˈʊk ɔnðə wˈɛst ɹˈaɪdɪŋ ʌv jˈɔːɹkʃɚ, hiː sˈɛd ɪt wʌzɐ "...pˈʊɹ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃən ʌv lˈɪvɚpˌuːl sənt dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz hˈɔːl ænd bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm tˈaʊn hˈɔːl..."
In his book on the West Riding of Yorkshire, he said it was a "...poor relation of Liverpool St George's Hall and Birmingham Town Hall..."