Didsbury Campus is a group of former university buildings on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury, a suburb of Manchester, England. The oldest building on the site dates to around 1785, and the estate was originally a private residence before becoming part of Manchester Metropolitan University. In 1842 it became a theological college for the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and a chapel built around the same time was later incorporated into the college. The historic buildings on the site are now listed. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountManchester, United Kingdom 3 Classification
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The Didsbury Campus on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury, a suburb of Manchester, England, was originally a private estate before becoming part of Manchester Metropolitan University; the oldest building on the site dates to around 1785.
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The Didsbury Campus on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury, a suburb of Manchester, England, was originally a private estate before becoming part of Manchester Metropolitan University; the oldest building on the site dates to around 1785. It became a theological college for the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1842, about the same time as a chapel-later incorporated into the college-was built.
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The front of the original house was reclad in a sandstone ashlar facade, with the original rear and courtyard walls of Flemish bond red brick remaining.
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The front of the original house was reclad in a sandstone ashlar facade, with the original rear and courtyard walls of Flemish bond red brick remaining.
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Wikidata Q5274245, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source 3. Didsbury Campus (Wikidata)
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Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 373844): Manchester, United Kingdom
Wikidata item Q5274245, property P131/P17 (location): Manchester, United Kingdom
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