29 August 2012 Last updated at 22:56 ET
By Keith Moore BBC News
Methodist central halls were grand buildings that used to attract thousands of people when the temperance movement was at its strongest. But over the years many have been sold off, with some now used as bars and nightclubs.
The electricity in Manchester's Albert Hall is switched off, and the floor is strewn with broken wood and empty beer bottles.
The pictures of scantily clad women hanging from the walls are a leftover from when the building used to be a bar and nightclub called Brannigans.
But walk up the stairs a little
Thursday 30 August 2012
The decline of the Saturday night temperance palace
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