St. Chrysostom's
Churchon the corner of Oxford Place and Anson Road. Along Anson Road you pass a series of
large houses that were once private residences.
You can see them on the 1893 map below.
 They are indicated with arrows on the aerial photograph below.  The first is Mansion Bank, student accommodation, in the refurbished former Foot Hospital.    The Gables now incorporated into a
student hall of residence but originally the home of
Edward Salomons, the Manchester architect.
  The Rampant Lion was once a private
residence called Milverton Lodge. Over the years
it has had a number of uses including as a hotel and
more recently a gastropub. Indications are that it
is no longer in business and when I took these
photographs in May of 2014 the sign over the gateway was
gone and the beer garden looked as if it hadn't been
used in some time.
        The former Birch Roller Skating Rink now occupied by the Venus Supermarket.   |
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