Description

MANCHESTER

SJ8595 LOWER PARK ROAD, Rusholme
698-1/22/802 (West side)
03/10/74 No.2
Park House

GV II

Villa, now hall of residence. Mid C19. Coursed squared
sandstone, slate roof. Double-pile plan. Gothick style. Two
storeys and 3 bays, symmetrical, with projecting gabled
centre; string course, projected eaves to steeply-pitched
roofs. The centre has a projected single-storey bay (probably
formerly the porch) which has a 2-light window with traceried
overlight in the centre and narrow sashed side-windows all
under a hoodmould, and a parapet with triangular-headed
upstand containing a shield; and a 2-light sashed window at
1st floor with arched lights and hoodmould. The outer bays
have narrow 2-storeyed canted bay windows with 3 arched lights
to each floor, the lower cusped. Ridge chimney. Each gable
wall has a similar but wider canted bay, with 2-light sashes
to the centre; the south side (3 bays in all) has a 2 gables
(including this) and a recessed centre, and other sashed
windows in similar style including a shallow rectangular
4-light bay window; the north side has various C20 additions.
Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ8532295583

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26571912

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