Fenton House
Introduction
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Fenton House
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 20 Feb 2024
#4 Higher Ardwick is a Grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1218685?section=official-list-entry town house probably later C18 with earlier C19 alterations and additions. I photographed it 2012 Image and at the time discovered that it had been used as a residential care home http://web.archive.org/web/20170222030720/http://www.uk-carehomes.co.uk/manchester-care-homes-6858.php and as "soul food" takeaway by Soul Food (M/Cr) Ltd who were founded in 2004 and had its registered office at Fenton House. It last filed company accounts in 2006 and was dissolved in 2009. Urban explorers visted the site in May 2022: https://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/threads/fenton-house-manchester-05-22.38683/ It is presently undergoing restoration by Creative Studios https://www.createitstudios.co.uk/fenton-house having survived a fire that gutted properties to the rear of it n 2018.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.470969
Longitude
-2.221565