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Wilmslow Road, MANCHESTER, M13 9PD

Student accommodation at the corner of Oxford Road and Hathersage Road.

Bus stops on the B5117 outside Whitworth Park.

The memorial has been described as "A Forgotten University Memorial" http://www.ww1.manchester.ac.uk/a-forgotten-university-memorial-of-world-war-one/ It commemorates those who lost their lives in the 7th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment. The majority of this territorial battalion's recruits originated from the area of Manchester around the University and formed part of the renowned 42nd East Lancashire Division that distinguished itself in battles at Gallipoli, Egypt and on the Western front. The original war memorial that preceded the column situated in Whitworth Park was erected inside the Drill Hall and battalion headquarters which were located in the building now known as the McDougall Centre on Burlington Street. The building was sold in 1933 and this new memorial was unveiled by General Sir Reginald Wingate in September 1933.

The memorial has been described as "A Forgotten University Memorial" http://www.ww1.manchester.ac.uk/a-forgotten-university-memorial-of-world-war-one/ It commemorates those who lost their lives in the 7th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment. The majority of this territorial battalion's recruits originated from the area of Manchester around the University and formed part of the renowned 42nd East Lancashire Division that distinguished itself in battles at Gallipoli, Egypt and on the Western front. The original war memorial that preceded the column situated in Whitworth Park was erected inside the Drill Hall and battalion headquarters which were located in the building now known as the McDougall Centre on Burlington Street. The building was sold in 1933 and this new memorial was unveiled by General Sir Reginald Wingate in September 1933.

The inscription on one face of the Whitworth Park Memorial Image reads: IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF ALL RANKS OF THE 7TH MANCHESTERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1939 - 1945

Wetherspoon's pub on the ground floor of a student accommodation block on Wilmslow Road. Single room, counter right, eating and drinking areas front, left and back; a pleasing subdued red and black decor. Some exposed brickwork and games machines. Six cask ales were on offer at my visit.

The Grade II listed building https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1246550 on the corner of Oxford Road (B5117) and Hathersage Road is by John Ely 1909.

JD Wetherspoon on Wilmslow Road.

The Grade II listed building by John Ely, 1909 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1246550 has a long red brick and terracotta frontage divided into three by gabled bays and framed by octagonal-domed towers. St Mary's hospital had been established in 1790 by Charles White Image It moved here to the corner of Oxford Road and Hathersage Road in 1909. A modern building was added to it in 1971 only to be demolished in 2009/10 and replaced by an even newer building. http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour11/tour11.html It is now one part of the Central Manchester University Hospitals https://mft.nhs.uk/ which also includes the Manchester Royal Infirmary, the Royal Eye Hospital and the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.