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Withington trough
Withington trough is located towards the west end of Copson Street. It started its life outside what is now Withington Public Library in 1876. In 1927 it was moved to the junction of Palatine Road and Wilmslow Road, near the White Lion public house. The Horse Trough was where the horses which drew the milk floats, the bread vans and the coal carts could stop for a refreshing drink. There was also a drinking cup attached by a chain. It disappeared for some years before being found, quite neglected, in a field at Chamber Hall Farm, Heald Green. The farmer asked for a tin bath as replacement and this was provided! The trough was then returned to Withington in 1985, thanks to the efforts of Withington Civic Society. The Society arranged for its removal in sections to the current site, secured planning permission for its installation, and restored the area around the trough.
Source of information Withington Civic Society: http://www.withingtoncivicsociety.co.uk/village-walk.html
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 2 May 2024
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Veterinary Surgery, Copson Street, Withington
Image: © David Smith
Taken: 24 Oct 2019
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Withington, Copson Street
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 17 Sep 2012
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Hopelea Street, Withington
This is the entire length of Hopelea Street; formerly, it was Hope Street and extended behind the photographer's position, where there is now a supermarket and car park
Image: © David Smith
Taken: 24 Oct 2019
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Withington Co-op
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 13 Jul 2021
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Supporting Marcus Rashford
A mural depicting Marcus Rashford was spray-painted onto the end wall of the Coffee House Café on Copson Street in Withington by street artist Akse P19 in November 2020
Image Rashford had received an MBE in recognition of the work he did campaigning in the fight against child poverty in the UK. The artwork is based on a photograph by Daniel Cheetham; it was done in collaboration with Withington Walls, a community street art project.
Shockingly, after he failed to hit a penalty in the Euro 2020 final, the work was vandalised with racist comments and graffiti. The immediate local (and indeed national) response was to cover up the offending material with messages of support. Crowds gathered throughout the day to mark their respects and add good wishes and thoughts. The artist was on hand to repair the damaged portions of the work.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 13 Jul 2021
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Marcus Rashford with fans
When the mural of Marcus Rashord
Image was vandalised, the immediate local (and indeed national) response was to cover up the offending material with messages of support. Crowds gathered throughout the day to mark their respects and add good wishes and thoughts. The artist was on hand to repair the damaged portions of the work.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 13 Jul 2021
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No music on a dead planet
Peter Saville's iconic artwork for Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures" has been turned into a climate mural to raise funds for Music Declares Emergency https://musicdeclares.net/gb/ The sleeve was originally based on an image of radio waves from pulsar CP 1919, but it now shows the waves as flat and lifeless to "symbolise the eternal silence of a dead planet". The work facing Moorfield Street, Withington was created as part of a wider campaign calling for "urgent action on climate" ahead of the COP26 UN Climate Conference in Glasgow. https://www.nme.com/news/music/joy-divisions-unknown-pleasures-artwork-has-been-turned-into-a-climate-mural-3071415
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 18 Dec 2021
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Boarded-up shop, Hill Street, Withington
Image: © David Smith
Taken: 24 Oct 2019
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Withington Adult Learning Centre
A former church on the corner of Burton Road and Yew Tree Road.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 22 Apr 2010
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