Manchester Castle | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Fortified manor house |
Town or city | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 53°29′12″N 2°14′31″W / 53.486768°N 2.241911°W |
Client | de Grelley family barons of Manchester |
Manchester Castle was a medieval fortified manor house, probably located on a bluff where the rivers Irk and Irwell meet, near to Manchester Cathedral, where Chetham's School of Music now is,[1] putting it near the edge of the medieval township of Manchester (grid reference SJ839989).[2]