Manchester Castle

Manchester Castle
Chetham's School of Music on the site of Manchester Castle
Manchester Castle is located in Greater Manchester
Manchester Castle
Location within Greater Manchester
General information
Architectural styleFortified manor house
Town or cityManchester, Greater Manchester
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°29′12″N 2°14′31″W / 53.486768°N 2.241911°W / 53.486768; -2.241911
Clientde 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]

  1. ^ Newman (2006), p. 141.
  2. ^ "Manchester Castle". Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2008.