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Prior to the Industrial Revolution , it was a small village situated just outside Manchester in open countryside. A small Chapel Of Ease , dedicated to St. Thomas was consecrated in 1741. this soon expanded into a rather fine georgian church, to which a fine brick Campanile tower was added in the 1830s. The church is now used as offices fror voluntary organisations. Ardwick is credited as being one of the first examples of a Middle Class Suburb . Grand terraces of Regency Houses (some of which still survive) were built either side of the church, and these were fronted by Ardwick Green, a private park for the residents, containing a pond. early inhabitants included members the family of Sir Robert Peel . Similar housing developments took place along Higher Ardwick and the Polygon. Ardwick Cemetery was established in the 1830s as a prestigious place for fashionable burials, including that of John Dalton . it is now converted into a school playing field. During the 19th century, Ardwick became heavily industrialised and it was characterised by factories, railways and rows of back-to-back terraced houses being juxtaposed. Ardwick Station is situated at a junction where the Manchester And Birmingham Railway , later the London And North Western Railway diverged from the line to Sheffield that became the Great Central Railway . Nichols Hospital, a fine neo-gothic bulding that is now a school, was constructed on Hyde Road in the last quarter of the nineteeth century. The railway bridge across Hyde Road was known by older residents as the 'Fenian Arch' as it was the scene of an attack upon a prison van carrying suspected Fenian prisoners to the former Belle Vue Prison. The perpetrators were hanged, the so-called Manchester Martyrs . But one must not forget the murdered Sergeant Brett, for he was only doing his duty. Ardwick green contains a Cenotaph commemorating the Eighth (Ardwick) Btn. of the Manchester Regiment , whose drill hall is still nearby. The Manchester Apollo is one of Ardwick's most famous landmarks, playing host to high quality national and international performing artists. EXTERNAL LINK |
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