Decorations: Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition

The main exhibition hall was a vast iron and glass structure not unlike a railway shed, with a decorative brick facade designed by Edward Salomons. Inside, the walls and ribs of the galleries were decorated by the firm of Crace of London and each column bore the gilt monogram of the show: "ATE."

Reference           Manchester Guardian 28 April 1857 page 3 – programme for opening ceremony