Historic houses · North West England
Uttley House
In or near Manchester.
Uttley House — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Bob Harvey — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Mauldeth Road · 1.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Uttley House, the nearest railway station is Mauldeth Road, located 1.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is M14 6NN. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Uttley House is a Grade II*-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Uttley House (formerly named The Firs), is a Grade II listed building and halls of residence in Fallowfield, Manchester, England. It was designed and built in 1850 by Edward Walters, who was also responsible for Manchester's Free Trade Hall. The building is named after English writer Alison Uttley. It was originally built for Sir Joseph Whitworth; the house was later the home of C. P. Scott, editor of the Manchester Guardian. It is surrounded by 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) of gardens to the south and an environmental research institute to the north. The house has seen many past uses, including a private home, hotel, vaccination clinic and conference centre.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Whitworth used The Firs mainly as a social, political and business base, entertaining radicals of the age such as John Bright, Richard Cobden, William Forster and T. H. Huxley at the time of the Reform Bill of 1867. Whitworth, credited with raising the art of machine-tool building to a previously unknown level, supported the new Mechanics Institute in Manchester — the birthplace of UMIST — and helped to found the Manchester School of Design. To the rear, Whitworth had a shooting range — now the site of the University's horticultural glasshouses — on which he tested his famous, but commercially unsuccessful, Whitworth Rifle, which featured a revolutionary hexagonally rifled barrel. The house…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.4434, -2.2139
- District
- Manchester
- Parish
- Manchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- M14 6NN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Manchester Rusholme
- Established
- 1850
- Nearest railway station
- Mauldeth Road — 1.1 km
- Official site
- www.manchester.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5070809 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Uttley House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Uttley House?
- Uttley House is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode M14 6NN), in the parish of Manchester, unparished area.
- What is Uttley House?
- Uttley House — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Uttley House?
- The nearest railway station is Mauldeth Road, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode M14 6NN.
- When was Uttley House built?
- Built or established in 1850.
- Who owns Uttley House?
- Uttley House is owned by University of Manchester.
- Is Uttley House a listed building?
- Uttley House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Uttley House?
- The nearest railway station is Mauldeth Road, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode M14 6NN.