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Robinswood Road, MANCHESTER, M22 0BU

The Anglican Church of William Temple was opened in 1965 on the corner of Robinswood Road and Simonsway as the church of the Civic Centre. The mission was already well-established, having begun many years previously in Shadow Moss School Room, latterly operating in a dual-purpose building on Simonsway. The architect, George Pace, agreed with the proviso that he should not design a 'pseudo' building, but that it should be modern in concept. This he did and particular attention was paid to the acoustics with a view to music and drama being performed there. One of Pace's stipulations was that, as with all the churches he designed, there must be no plaques attached to the walls commemorating the dedication of the church or in memory of anyone, for he said he built his churches to the Glory of God. The only lettered stone is on the back wall of the church and it has on it the date of the consecration and a symbol, which is Pace's original sign for William Temple Church. http://www.wythenshawe.btck.co.uk/Churches/20thCenturyChurches The Grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1376597 church is dedicated to William Temple http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/61.html who was Bishop of Manchester, then Archbishop of York and finally Archbishop of Canterbury. Church website: https://www.wythenshawe-anglican.org/williamtemple.html

The parish church of William Temple.

The new Metrolink line in Wythenshawe.

Metrolink tram number 3080 approaches the outbound platform at the Robinswood Road tram stop. This stop is unusual for the Airport line in that it is the only one where the alignment uses neither an island platform nor are the two platforms facing each other. The track here runs along a strip of land between the northern side of Robinswood Road and the southern side of Simonsway. The outbound (towards Manchester Airport) platform at the Robinswood Road stop is situated to the west of the signalled junction with Brownley and Ruddpark Roads whilst the inbound (towards Manchester) platform is to the west of this junction which replaced the roundabout which used to be here.

Across the road known as Simonsway is the William Temple Parish Church.

Viewed from Robinswood tram stop.

The Robinswood Road stop is unusual for the Airport line in that it is the only one where the alignment uses neither an island platform nor are the two platforms facing each other. The track here runs along a strip of land between the northern side of Robinswood Road and the southern side of Simonsway. The outbound (towards Manchester Airport) platform at the Robinswood Road stop is situated to the west of the signalled junction with Brownley and Ruddpark Roads whilst the inbound (towards Manchester) platform is to the west of this junction which replaced the roundabout which used to be here.