Didsbury - a little historical gem

Right by the junction of Wilmslow road and Barlow Moor road are 3 or 4 objects that are really interesting, there is the War Memorial, which is quite nicely maintained, the Clock Tower which seems to double as a water/drinking trough and Warburton Street; which looks completely out of context - but charming, and the Library - which has a couple of Blue Plaques on it. The library is interesting iside - it must be a listed building

Didsbury Library from the Wilmslow Road side

Wilmslow Road is very busy!
The library was funded by the noted philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie.
My local Library at St Annes was also funded the same way -
there are similarities.

"IN MAY 1644 AT BARLOE MORE
NEAR THIS SITE
PRINCE RUPERT
(1619 -16182)
AND HIS ROYALIST ARMY
ENCAMPED ON THEIR MARCH
TO THE BATTLE OF
MARSTON MOOR
YORKSHIRE
2ND JULY 1644

 

IN MAY 1645 PARLIAMENTARY
TROOPS UNDER
SIR WILLIAM BRERETON
1604 -1661
OF HANDFORTH HALL ALSO
MUSTERED AT PRINCE RUPERT'S
"BARLOE MORE"
RENDEZVOUS

The 2 plaques on the wall of Didsbury Library
The entrance is just to the right

 

The other side of the library

Didsbury War Memorial -
The library is 30 yds to the left
Wilmslow Road runs away to the right

The War Memorial is to the left, across the road is the clock tower.
This photo is taken from the steps at the entrance to the library
It seems that the new building behind the clock
was originally the railway station

The Clock Tower

Directly across Wilmslow Road

Looking directly down Wilmslow Road
At the building on the left it joins Barlow Moor Road

The Plaque on the Clock Tower
to
Dr J-Milsom Rhodes

This plaque is metal I think:

Born
Sept 14
1847

Died Sept 25
1909

Erected in Memory to Dr J-Milsom Rhodes JP CA
A Friend to all Humanity

I am indebted to information at Didsbury Civic Society for this information

Warburton Street, note the cobbles on the road
and also the large paving slabs down the left side of the street

The pub on the corner. The tiles on the wall are extremely attractive,
The tiles on the floor are almost exactly the same pattern
and colour of our late house - built in 1900

Warburton street leading away from Wilmslow road
It leads to a new carpark

Looking towards Wilmslow road, Amazing mish mash of all ages, original cobbles, Worn out concrete parking areas - renewed drains, Satellite dishes, Tired Streetlights, GPO mast, plastic windows!

Cottages made into shops!