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Rusholme Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Rusholme

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Rusholme history

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Etymology

Rusholme, unlike other place names in Manchester with the suffix holme is not a true water meadow . Its name derives from ryscum the dative plural of the Old English rysc, a “rush” meaning at the rushes . The name was recorded as Russum in 1235 and Ryssham in 1316 .

Early history

Late in the Roman occupation of Britain a hoard of about 200 gold coins was hidden in the valley of Gore Brook . These date from the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD and were found where Birchfields Road crosses the brook in the 1890s . They are now held in Manchester Museum .

Social history

Rusholme was a township based around a general area known as Rushlme since at least the 13th century . The area grew into a township, and by the beginning of the 19th century, it had its own government responsible for public health, roads, policing, poor relief, and other local government tasks . Low-cost terraced housing was built between 1880 and 1930 .

Political history

H. H. Asquith was married here in 1877 to Miss Helen Melland . Prime Minister H.H. Asquitith was also a resident of the township .

Rusholme geography / climate

The community is surrounded by Fallowfield to the south, Moss Side to the west, Victoria Park to the east and Chorlton-on-Medlock to the north.

Platt Fields Park

A large public park in the south-west, it opened in 1910 and proved popular . The centrepiece is a large pleasure lake used for boating and fishing . The grounds contain Platt Hall, several formal gardens, and three dedicated show fields .

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Best Rusholme places to visit

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Rusholme has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Rusholme’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Rusholme’s information audio spots:

Hough End Hall Hough End Hall is a historic house now in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, (originally in Withington), Manchester . It was built in 1596 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I by Sir Nicholas Mosley . The Mosleys were an influential Mancunian family from the 16th century onwards .

Chorlton Poor Law Union Chorlton Poor Law Union was founded in January 1837 in response to the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 . It was overseen by an elected board of 19 guardians representing the 12 parishes in the area it served .

Southern Cemetery, Manchester Southern Cemetery is a large municipal cemetery in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England . It opened in 1879 and is owned and administered by Manchester City Council . It is the second largest cemetery in Europe and the largest in the UK .

Longsight Electric TMD Longsight Electric TMD is an AC electric railway locomotive traction maintenance depot situated in Longsight, Manchester, England . The depot code is LG (9A 1950 – 1973). It is one of the largest train depots in the United Kingdom and can hold 179 carriages at one time .

Victoria Baths Victoria Baths opened to the public in 1906 and cost £59,144 to build . Manchester City Council closed the baths in 1993 and the building was left empty . A multimillion-pound restoration project began in 2007 and is on English Heritage’s Heritage at Risk Register .

Edgar Wood Centre Edgar Wood Centre was designed by Edgar Wood in 1903 . Nikolaus Pevsner considered it “the only religious building in Lancashire that would be indispensable in a survey of twentieth century church design in all England” Grade I listed building is on Heritage at Risk Register .

Victoria Park, Manchester Victoria Park is a suburban area of Manchester, England . Victoria Park lies approximately two miles south of Manchester city centre . It is located between Rusholme and Longsight .

Dalton-Ellis Hall Dalton-Ellis Hall is a hall of residence complex at the University of Manchester . It is situated in the south of the city on Conyngham Road in Victoria Park, next to St Chrysostom’s Church . It has 279 male and female residents in catered accommodation .

Ardwick Ardwick is a district of Manchester in North West England, one mile south east of the city centre . The population of the Ardwick Ward at the 2011 census was 19,250 . Historically in Lancashire, by the mid-nineteenth century Ardwick had grown from being a village into a wealthy suburb of Manchester . By the end of that century it had become heavily industrialised .

O2 Apollo Manchester The O2 Apollo Manchester is a concert venue in Ardwick Green, Manchester . It is a Grade II listed building with a capacity of 3,500 (2,514 standing, 986 seats)

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