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; 142 years ago (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 in Salford just outside Manchester and is the oldest sports facility in Greater Manchester to have retained its use to 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.

See also[]

• Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester
• Listed buildings in Salford, Greater Manchester

References[]

External links[]

• http://www.mtrc.co.uk/