St Mathias Working Men's Club Adelphi Salford

The building is a plain party-coloured brick structure and has its principal entrance in Silk Street through which admission is directly obtained into a large room, capable of holding from 350 to 400 persons. On the ground floor there are also four rooms for the convenience of the members. These rooms consist of one to be used by the Committee, and others to be appropriated for reading and amusements. On the first floor are two large rooms for a library and for classes. Attached to the building is a house for the keeper, containing every suitable accommodation for a comfortable residence. The architects were Messrs Crawley and Radford, of this city; and the builders Messrs Metcalfe and Waterson, of Strangeways.

Reference           Manchester Guardian 16 October 1860 Page 3