Wilmslow Road
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Wilmslow Road is a major road in Manchester, England, running from Parrs Wood northwards to Rusholme. There it becomes Oxford Road and the name changes again to Oxford Street when it crosses the River Medlock and reaches the city centre.
Oxford Street (foreground) and Oxford Road (in the distance)
A 1910 oil painting of a foggy Oxford Road by Adolphe Valette. Construction of the Refuge Assurance Building can be seen in the background and the bridge remains the same.
Oxford Road, a century later in 2010.
A milestone in Withington which was placed by the Manchester Turnpike Trust; it stands opposite a public house named The Turnpike
Rusholme
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Rusholme is an area of Manchester, England, two miles south of the city centre. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 13,643. Rusholme is bounded by Chorlton-on-Medlock to the north, Victoria Park and Longsight to the east, Fallowfield to the south and Moss Side to the west. It has a large student population, with several student halls and many students renting terraced houses, and suburban houses towards Victoria Park.
Wilmslow Road in Rusholme
Platt Lane in Rusholme
A view of Platt Fields Park
St James House (the former chapel of St James)