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Strangeways, Manchester Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Strangeways, Manchester

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Strangeways, Manchester history

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Strangeways was recorded in 1322 as Strangwas, from the Anglo-Saxon Strang and gewæsc meaning “[a place by] a stream with a strong current” until the 19th century. Strangeway Hall, Park and Gardens were built in 1883.

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Best Strangeways, Manchester places to visit

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

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 .

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 .

National Graphene Institute The National Graphene Institute is a research institute and building at the University of Manchester . It is focused on the research of graphene . Construction of the building started in 2013 and finished in 2015 .

Department of Materials, University of Manchester The Department of Materials is the largest materials science and engineering department in Europe . It is reflected by an annual research income of around £7m, 60 academic staff and 150 research students .

The Star and Garter The Star and Garter has a room upstairs for club nights and gigs . It is situated on Fairfield Street behind Piccadilly railway station . It has been Grade II listed building since 20 June 1988 .

B of the Bang B of the Bang was a sculpture by Thomas Heatherwick next to the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England . It was one of the tallest structures in Manchester and the tallest sculpture in the UK until the completion of Aspire in 2008 . The sculpture took its name from a quotation of British sprinter Linford Christie, in which he said that he started his races not merely at the “bang” of the starting pistol, but at “the B of The Bang”

Chips, Manchester Chips is a nine-storey apartment building in New Islington, Manchester . It is part of an urban renewal project, New islington Millenium Village, led by Urban Splash . It was designed by Will Alsop, founder of the architect who designed Chips . In January 2018 Chips failed a Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service risk assessment .

The Warehouse Project Warehouse Project is a series of club nights organised in Greater Manchester . Unlike most other clubs, it has a limited seasonal approach rather than running all year . Each year’s season runs from September through to New Years Day, plus occasional one off dates such as Bank Holiday weekends .

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