Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club

Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club

Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club
General information
Location Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Address 33 Blackfriars Road,
Salford
M3 7AQ
Coordinates 53°29′09″N 2°15′09″W / 53.4859°N 2.2524°W / 53.4859; -2.2524Coordinates: 53°29′09″N 2°15′09″W / 53.4859°N 2.2524°W / 53.4859; -2.2524
Completed 1880
Inaugurated December 1880
Renovated 1925
Owner Manchester
Tennis and Racquet Club
Design and construction
Architect George Tunstal Redmayne
Website
mtrc.co.uk
References
[1]

Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club is a sports club based actually based in Salford just outside Manchester and is the oldest sports facility in Greater Manchester to have retained its use in the present day.

History

The history of the club however did not begin at these premises but in Manchester at Miller Street in 1876 however due to the expansion of the railways in Manchester it was relocated to its current location. The last major modification came in 1925 when a squash court was added to the facility.[2] [3]

Listed building

On 21 January 1996 English Heritage awarded the building Grade II* status.

References

  1. British Listed Buildings, Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club, Salford, retrieved 2014-12-31
  2. Manchester Civic Society, Anyone For Real Tennis? (PDF), retrieved 2014-12-31
  3. Manchester History.net, Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club, retrieved 2014-12-31
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