IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Wilmslow Road, MANCHESTER, M14 6HZ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Wilmslow Road, M14 6HZ by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (79 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Distance
1
Brighton House
The large house in the once fashionable area of Brighton Grove, Rusholme, is now the offices of Abbey Solicitors.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 11 Mar 2017
0.04 miles
2
The courtyard of Luther King House
The Luther King House Educational Trust has its facilities and staff on the Luther King House site in Brighton Grove, Manchester
Image: © David Smith
Taken: 4 Jul 2009
0.05 miles
4
William Royle's Memorial bench
An inscription on the back of this bench in Platt Fields Park reads:
ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
TO THE MEMORY OF
WILLIAM ROYLE
OF RUSHOLME
1924
William Royle wrote a History of Rusholme in 1905, updated in 1914. A PDF version is available at http://rusholmearchive.org/william-royle-his-1905-history-of-rusholme
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 11 Mar 2017
0.07 miles
5
Memorial stone at Luther King House
The Luther King House Educational Trust has its facilities and staff on the Luther King House site in Brighton Grove, Manchester
Image: © David Smith
Taken: 4 Jul 2009
0.09 miles
7
Queen Elizabeth Coronation Fountain
The Queen Elizabeth Coronation Fountain was presented to the city in 1953 and originally sited in Piccadilly Gardens. It was re-sited here in 2002 by the Friends of Platt Fields http://www.plattfields.org/
A few years ago it was part of a rose garden Image but is now surrounded by daffodils. and no longer operates as a fountain.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 11 Mar 2017
0.12 miles
8
Platt Fields
The Platt Fields estate was purchased by Manchester Corporation for public use in 1907 following a local campaign. The park was landscaped and a lake created by unemployed labour during the hard winter of 1908-1909.
In the background is Holy Trinity Church which was built in 1845-46, at the expense of Thomas Carrill Worsley of Platt Hall. http://rusholmearchive.org/holy-trinity-church-platt-lane
In the foreground is the Queen Elizabeth Coronation Fountain, which was presented to the city in 1953 and was re-sited in the park from Piccadilly Gardens in 2002 by the Friends of Platt Fields http://www.plattfields.org/
A few years ago it was part of a rose garden Image but is now surrounded by daffodils.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 11 Mar 2017
0.12 miles
9
Platt Fields Park
The Platt Fields estate was purchased by Manchester Corporation for public use in 1907 following a local campaign. The park was landscaped and a lake created by unemployed labour during the hard winter of 1908-1909.
In the background is the Grade II* listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1246948 Holy Trinity Church which was built in 1845-46, at the expense of Thomas Carrill Worsley of Platt Hall. http://rusholmearchive.org/holy-trinity-church-platt-lane
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 9 Feb 2019
0.13 miles
10
For Sale
For Sale notice at the Iconic 'Toast Rack' - the former Hollings college building. (Image])
See the newspaper story at http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/property/toast-rack-building-brought-market-6875754
Image: © Bob Harvey
Taken: 12 Jun 2014
0.13 miles