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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Levenshulme

  

Levenshulme Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Levenshulme

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Levenshulme history

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Levenshulme, a dependency of Withington, was once feudal land held by the Lord of the Manor. The name itself is derived from a possessive version of a person’s name, “Leofwine’s” and “holm”, a Viking term meaning island. The main A6 dates from 1724 when a turnpike was built between Manchester and Stockport.

Housing

The typical housing of Levenshulme consists of terraced houses, the majority of which were built circa 1880–1890 . The style of houses are what are known colloquially as “two up-two downs” With a bedroom above each lower room, the house is bisected by a steep, narrow staircase .

Levenshulme culture & places

Levenshulme Market was launched in March 2013 and operates every Saturday (between March and December) It is a social enterprise run market which prides itself on its diverse range of high quality traders.

You can visit Levenshulme places with Walkfo Levenshulme to hear history at Levenshulme’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Levenshulme has 159 places to visit in our interactive Levenshulme map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Levenshulme, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Levenshulme places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Levenshulme & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Levenshulme Places Map
159 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Levenshulme tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Levenshulme

  

Best Levenshulme places to visit

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

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)

Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) is part of the Manchester Pharmacy School, in the University of Manchester . In May 1991, CPPE was created as a direct response to the perceived lack of continuing professional development support given to community pharmacists .

Appleby Lodge Appleby Lodge is a set of three-storey 1930s blocks of flats with eight entrance doors . The blocks are in a U-shape around a central garden in Rusholme, Manchester .

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at The University of Manchester is one of the oldest earth and environmental science departments in the UK . The Department takes roughly 100 new undergraduates and 140 postgraduates each year .

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