Derby Hall, Bury

The Derby Hall is a Victorian neo-classical building situated on Market Street in the centre of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.

At its opening, it contained a magistrate's court, a police station, the Earl of Derby's estate offices and a large assembly room.

[2] Stanley hoped the building would become the meeting place for Bury's council; however, owing to a disagreement between the earl and the local authority, it was not initially used for that purpose.

[8] The council moved to the new Town Hall on Knowsley Street in 1954[9] and, since 1979, the building has been operated by a registered charity called Bury Metropolitan Arts Association, which uses it as a theatre and concert venue known as The Met.

[10][11] One notable concert held in the building was by rock band Joy Division on 8 April 1980, which descended into a riot after some of the audience started throwing bottles at the stage.