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Swinbourne Grove, MANCHESTER, M20 4PP

A church sits alongside NatWest bank, nationalised as part of the failed RBS Group early in 2009.

According to an archived church website http://web.archive.org/web/20170507093852/http://www.withingtonmethodistchurch.com/history.html "Withington Methodist Church owes its origin to the vision of two twelve-year-old girls, Hannah Hesketh and Hannah Langford, who in the 1790s heard the gospel in neighbouring Burnage and asked that a bible class be run for them in Withington. From this class held originally in farmhouse kitchens a worshipping community developed who, in 1832, erected a small chapel in old Moat and subsequently built the present building in 1865. After a survey of the premises in 1992, the church members decided that rather than spend over £100,000 on repairs to the ageing building they would take the bold step of redeveloping the church. The redevelopment scheme involved the demolition of ancillary buildings at the rear of the church and the erection of a new floor within the main worship area, to create the space for exciting new projects. Partners were found to share in the scheme: The South Manchester Universities Hospital Trust, Citizens Advice Bureau, and ASSIST neighbourhood care group together offer a wide range of community services under one roof and the building enables church members to worship God in more contemporary surroundings and also practise a caring Christian ministry to the people of Withington."

I assume they are there to remind people that they are approaching St Paul's C of E Primary School. They appeared around 2016/17.

The light stone panel to the right of the entrance once held an ATM

Created in 2019 as part of the Withington Walls project these murals on Southside were the work of Hammo and Jay Sharples.

2009 Good Beer Guide-listed pub on Wilmslow Road. Externally rectangular with ornate terracotta tiles; internally, open-plan, with various drinking areas & pool table. Cask ales available at my visit: Hyde's Finders Keepers, Jekyll's Gold, Mild, Original. For customer reviews, see http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/13/13583/Victoria_Hotel/Withington

The restaurant at 461 Wilmslow Road opened in 2017. Between 2008 and 2015 it had been a cafe-bar called "Four-Six-One". The property had originally been a branch of Barclays Bank.

On the corner is "Grub 'n' Go" advertising Pizza/Burger/Grill. Until 2012 it had been Johnson's dry cleaners. In 2014 it was "Cafe Nicoleta" (Streetview imagery). By 2015 it had become a coffee shop called "Coza". Next door is "Battered Cod" advertising Traditional English Fish & Chips. The newest arrival is a cafe simply known as "Toast". In 2008 the premises were home to Presge Locksmiths Ltd. Later it was occupied by the "Dania Group" who offered various things from web design and IT services to T-shirt printing and signs. Adjacent to that is a vegetarian cafe bar simply known as "Fuel" which opened in the early 2000s. Several more places to eat are available nearby.