Built by the architects Tate and Popplewell from 1878-80, the building, which is located on Alexandra Road South in Whalley Range, first saw life in 1881 as Hartley College, when the Primitive Methodist Church, Manchester Theological College, admitted students for clergy training. The name Hartley was given in honour of the benefactor, Sir William Hartley of Hartley's jams. In 1934, the local Victoria Park College, ministerial college of the United Methodist Church, merged with Hartley College to become Hartley Victoria College. Forty years later, the RNCM bought the College in 1974, using it as their first ever hall of residence. Many former students praised Hartley Hall, noting the built-in practice rooms as a highlight of their experience there. The building was again sold in 2000 to the Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys.
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