Sir J. W. Pease, M.P., on Monday opened the Dalton Hall, which has been erected in Victoria Park, Manchester, by the Society of Friends as a hall of residence for students connected with their denomination, and others for whom there may be room, who are attending the classes at the Owens College. The total cost of the building, including furnishing, is £12,000.

Source: The Illustrated London News, July 8, 1882, p.42