Oak Bank Buildings, on the corner of

Davenport Avenue and Wilmslow Road.

The datestone reads 1876.

Originally opened as a bank, which

moved across the road. See the

Village history for more details. [2012]

Withington Library: Interior - the

attractive hexagonal cupola. See the 

Village history for the design and

development of this library. [2012]

A plaque commemorating the opening

of Withington Public Library, recording

the architect, Henry Price, and the

opening date May 30th, 1927.  See

the Village history for more details

of the history of the library. [2012]

What is now called Rutherford Lodge on

Wilmslow Road (east side, just north of

junction with Mauldeth Road). Ernest

Rutherford, later Lord Rutherford O.M.,

the great atomic physicist, lived here

1907-1919. Notice the blue plaque.

[2012]

Queen Street West, off Wilmslow Road:

One of  several old buildings on the street:

a stable with  a hayloft, hoist and a

horseshoe on the door! [2012]

Queen Street West: Another old building,

marked as a smithy on the 1916

OS Sheet  111.07. Notice the horseshoe

 over the door. [2012]

Old cottages between Egerton Crescent

and  Withington Methodist Church. [2012]

Victorian Withington - west side. This

is Davenport Avenue. [2012]

The opposite side of Davenport Avenue.

Named after a Mr. Davenport who

owned the land. [2012]

The grave of William J. Priday and

family in  St. Paul's churchyard.

William Priday was the owner of

the forge. See the Village history

for details of his life. [2012]

In the churchyard of St. Paul's is the

tomb of Charles Souchay and his wife,

Adelaide. The Souchay family is of

German extraction and related to

Cecilia, the wife of the composer 

Felix Mendelssohn. See the

Wikipedia page for details of the

family [2012]

The plaque on Brigadier Close, site of the 

Waterloo Public House: Commemorating 

Brigadier the dog who won the Waterloo 

Cup. See the Village history for

the story of Brigadier. 

[Thanks to Jane Watson for

this photograph.]

Withington Baths. An early work of the city 

architect, Henry Price (1867-1944). The 

foundation stone is dated 1911. The building

 incorporates elements of Art Nouveau. For 

more details, see the Village history. [2013]

Withington Baths - decorative

ceramic work. [2013]

Withington Baths - Art Nouveau elements: 

stained glass. [2013]

Withington Baths - Art Nouveau elements:

stained glass. [2013]

This large factory-like building on Francis

Road, on the south side of Withington,

was once Withington Laundry - a public

utility. The site appears as fields on

the 1892 O.S. map, but the laundry is

marked on both the 1916 and

the 1934 O.S. maps. It is now occupied

by a company. [July, 2013]

Stone slabs set upright alongside a path

between Yew Tree Road and Hill Street.

The path used of mark the northern

boundary of the now-demolished

Yew Tree Farm (see the 1934 OS map).

[July, 2013]

Chapel Terrace, between Old Moat Lane

and Burton Road. The terrace used to

adjoin Hough Farm and Bradshaw

Fold (1934 OS map). [July, 2013]