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Whalley Range, Manchester history

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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”

Transport

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 .

Whalley Range, Manchester geography / climate

Whalley Range is a suburban area in southwest Manchester. It is bordered by Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Stretford, Moss Side and Fallowfield.

Topography

Whalley Range is characterised by large detached and semi-detached Victorian houses, many of which have been converted into flats . Many of the roads and avenues are lined with trees .

Demographics

According to the 2011 census

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

St Ann’s, Stretford St Ann’s Church, Stretford is a Grade II listed Roman Catholic church . It was constructed between 1862 and 1863, on the east side of the A56 Chester Road . The parish functions under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford .

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 .

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