This is a historical account of the Memorial Hall in Manchester, England, which was built to commemorate the victims of the Lancashire Cotton Famine during the American Civil War. The author provides a detailed description of the building and its construction, and explores the social and political context of the time. Historians and architecture enthusiasts will find this book to be a valuable resource. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.