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Fairbourne Road, MANCHESTER, M19 3HZ

This view looking from ' Tallyrand ' shows part of a huge acreage of public allotments. The block of flats centre left is Cundiff Court, a social housing development. The famous architect Norman Foster designer of many impressive buildings worldwide e.g. London's Gherkin, grew up in streets nearby, in fact his birthplace in Reddish is not far behind the camera position.

Sign painted on the wall of the former railway bridge at the Highfield Road entrance to the country park. Highfield Country Park is situated to the east of Levenshulme. It is a 70 acre area of open land that stretches to the east of Broom Avenue across to the back of Houldsworth Golf Course and over to the junction of Longford Road and Nelstrop Road. The land was used to extract clay for the manufacture of bricks for the building industry; the clay pit and brick works existed until the 1950s when it was being operated by the Jackson Brick Company. Other businesses that have occupied the site included the UCP tripe factory, Levenshulme Dye and Bleach works, and, originally, High Field Farm. In the 1970s, by which time it was little more than a landfill site, the area was designated as a country park by Manchester City Council. During the period 2004-5 the park was transformed from a dreary, vandalised wasteland into a country park with a picnic area and mapped out country walks. (http://www2.btcv.org.uk/manchester.pdf "Case Study: Highfield Country Park, Manchester" (PDF). BTCV Grass Roots) In November 2007, Highfield Country Park was declared a protected habitat for many animal and plant species. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highfield_Country_Park Wikipedia

Footpath at the end of Highfield Road. Highfield Country Park is situated to the east of Levenshulme. It is a 70 acre area of open land that stretches to the east of Broom Avenue across to the back of Houldsworth Golf Course and over to the junction of Longford Road and Nelstrop Road. The land was used to extract clay for the manufacture of bricks for the building industry; the clay pit and brick works existed until the 1950s when it was being operated by the Jackson Brick Company. Other businesses that have occupied the site included the UCP tripe factory, Levenshulme Dye and Bleach works, and, originally, High Field Farm. In the 1970s, by which time it was little more than a landfill site, the area was designated as a country park by Manchester City Council. During the period 2004-5 the park was transformed from a dreary, vandalised wasteland into a country park with a picnic area and mapped out country walks. (http://www2.btcv.org.uk/manchester.pdf "Case Study: Highfield Country Park, Manchester" (PDF). BTCV Grass Roots) In November 2007, Highfield Country Park was declared a protected habitat for many animal and plant species. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highfield_Country_Park Wikipedia

National Cycle Route 6 enters Manchester from Reddish via the traffic-free former Fallowfield Loop Line and then on residential streets through Whalley Range into the city centre.

St Mark’s Church opened its doors in 1908 to serve the growing community of the Tallyrand or Back Levenshulme area, as the eastern part of Levenshulme was known locally at the time. Prior to this, from 1883, meetings had been held in the Old Mission Room. The number of worshippers grew too large for the space and in 1894 they moved into the New Church School Building, where they remained until the church itself was built. It is now part of the combined Parish of St Peter and St Mark. https://stpeterandstmarklevenshulme.org.uk/about-2/

St Mark’s Church opened its doors in 1908 to serve the growing community of the Tallyrand or Back Levenshulme area, as the eastern part of Levenshulme was known locally at the time. Prior to this, from 1883, meetings had been held in the Old Mission Room. The number of worshippers grew too large for the space and in 1894 they moved into the New Church School Building, where they remained until the church itself was built. It is now part of the combined Parish of St Peter and St Mark. https://stpeterandstmarklevenshulme.org.uk/about-2/

The houses are lit by late winter sun.

St Mark's Church is on the corner of Barlow Road and Mount Road, Levenshulme.

The Polygon Hotel at the corner of Printworks Lane and Barlow Road in Levenshulme.