Historic houses · West Midlands
Uttley House
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
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
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.
Photo gallery
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
Sources
- wikidata: Q5070809 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Uttley House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 3Stadiums · West Midlands
Fallowfield Stadium
Fallowfield Stadium is a stadium in the United Kingdom.
📷 3Public art & sculpture · West Midlands
Manchester Commonwealth Games Sculpture
Manchester Commonwealth Games Sculpture — a public art in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · West Midlands
Joshua Jarvis Ghost Bike
Joshua Jarvis Ghost Bike — a memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 5Historic churches · West Midlands
Fallowfield
Fallowfield is an area of Manchester which had a population of 14,869 at the 2021 census. Historically in Lancashire, it lies 3 miles (5 km) south of Manchester city centre and is bisected east–west b
📷 4Historic houses · West Midlands
Ashburne Hall
Ashburne Hall — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 4Gardens · West Midlands
Toast Rack
Toast Rack — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
More historic houses in this region
📷 3Historic houses · West Midlands
1, Church Street
1, Church Street — Grade II listed house in Beckley, South Oxfordshire, England, UK.
_(geograph_6888322).jpg?width=1200)
📷 3Historic houses · West Midlands
1, High Street
1, High Street — house in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
📷 3Historic houses · West Midlands
10, The Close
10, The Close — house in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK.
_(geograph_6631689).jpg?width=1200)
📷 3Historic houses · West Midlands
107, Bridge End
107, Bridge End — building in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, UK.
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.
- 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?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode M14 6NN. It sits within the Manchester Rusholme parliamentary constituency.