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Whalley Range, Manchester history

Whalley Range was one of Manchester’s first suburbs. It was built by banker and businessman Samuel Brooks as “a desirable estate for gentlemen and their families”

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Alexandra Park Aerodrome in Hough End, Manchester, closed in 1924 . Public transport was resisted until the whole area became incorporated into the City of Manchester .

Manley Hall

Manley Hall was built by the wealthy businessman Samuel Mendel in the 1860s . It was very grand and contained a fine art collection; the gardens were extensive . Mendel converted from Judaism to High Church Anglicanism . However the opening of the Suez Canal caused such problems for the Mendel trading business that he became a bankrupt and the hall was put up for sale .

PC Nicholas Cock

PC Nicholas Cock was a Lancashire Constabulary beat officer for the then sparsely-populated Chorlton-cum-Hardy and Firs Farm areas . In August 1876, he was talking to a private policeman at the corner of Rye Bank Road and Trafford Road (now Seymour Grove) They heard a suspicious noise coming from the house of Samuel Gratrix, a wealthy member of the Manchester Exchange . They separated to investigate the outside of the property, and PC Cock was fatally shot, the bullet embedding itself in the boundary wall .

Votes for Women

Whalley Range had another unusual feature for Victorian times – enfranchised women . The Poor Law Unions linked representation with taxation . Anyone with interest in real property above a certain rateable value could vote on local matters .

  

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