Some months later a morning service was added, and then the members thought it desirable to form themselves into a church. This was done, and in the Rev. Hardwick Smith, B. Afterwards the church passed through years of adversity, and came near to dissolution, but in a rally was made, and the present structure erected. It was opened in October, , and in the following year a cordial and unanimous call was given to the Rev.
Finlayson was pastor of the church until his early death, and added no less than members. In the Glasgow University conferred upon him the degree of D. William Royle wrote of Rev. Campbell Finlayson in his History of Rusholme ; ""His name is held in pleasant remembrance, for here in our midst he maintained a powerful and effective ministry. He was a man of wide scholarship and deep sympathies, and held with a tenacious grip his religious and political principles.
He had a quiet power of attraction, a charming personality, and was loved by all who knew him. Through his writings he addressed a much wider circle than that which assembled in the Rusholme Church. That distinguished critic, Dr. Henry Dunckley, wrote in the Manchester Examiner of Dr. Finlayson's book: "We have never seen a finer piece of critical writing.
The Manchester Guardian, reviewing; this volume, said: "Even the casual reader is led to feel thankful that such a man had been known and such a life lived.
The late Dr. Mackennal, in writing of Dr. Finlayson after his death, said "There was no distinction his brethren had to bestow which they would not have given him, and that for two reasons—because they knew him worthy and because of the love in which they held him.
Finlayson lived and preached. He died in , one might almost say in his prime, at the age of fifty-seven. His remains were laid in the Necropolis at Glasgow, his native city, the city also of his Alma Mater, which a year or two previously had shown her appreciation of his ministerial and literary work by conferring upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity.
At the opening ceremony the Chairman of the building committee said that to produce such an excellent building for this sum was as recommendable to the reputation of the architect as was the beauty of the work itself. It was built in and had over free seats. The church was closed by the end of the s and was demolished in the late s.
A future Prime Minister, Herbert Asquith wed Helen Melland at the Congregational Church in and this is the event most remembered here among the many marriage ceremonies. Sadly, after having five children, she died at the young age of 36 from typhoid.
Her father was Dr Melland who had helped to build the church. Dr Melland is referred to by William Royle as follows, 'Amongst those who looked upon Rusholme as their home one of the most distinguished was Dr. Frederick Melland. He was a native of Derbyshire but lived in Rusholme over seventy years. The year of his birth was only two years after the battle of Waterloo and nearly two years before the birth of Queen Victoria.
He was the subject of six British sovereigns, closing his days as he began them under a George. He was a young man when he first went there and he was still at work after he had reached seventy. His neighbours found him to be a public minded man in many ways.
He was a keen politician though not a public speaker; he served the Volunteer movement as the surgeon of the corps and he worked hard to establish the Public Library in Rusholme. Finlayson and "took a large part in building the Congregational Church at Rusholme and a very full part in its services, taking among other things a place in the choir. We called him the "grand old man of Rusholme" and so he was. His funeral took place at the Manchester Crematorium on January 21, , and amongst the relatives and friends present was the Prime Minister, Mr.
Further along the Grove on the right is the 'Welcome Inn'. It was for many years a very popular pub, particularly as it was adjacent to the Dickenson Road Wesleyan Chapel. Not that many of the congregation were likely to have patronised it, but when the chapel fell into disuse, it eventually became the home of Mancunian Films and later the BBC Northern TV studio. Randolph Caldecott , the book illustrator also lived on Rusholme Grove as a young man.
Rusholme Grove below, further east just beyond the Welcome pub, circa The photograph shows clearly the houses on the right that were demolished in the early 's along with the former BBC studio, previously the Wesleyan church. The old high wall of the Platt Estate on the left is also just discernible. The photograph below, postmarked , was taken several years later.
It shows the benefit of the wider pavement and benches that were provided after the Platt estate was bought by the City Council in when the estate wall was taken down and replaced with iron railings. To quote from the Park Superintendents report, 'A broad frontage has been added to the pittance of pavement, so as to preserve a line of fine old elm trees, one of the best decorative effects on our highways.
The foliage is so luxuriant in summer that it makes a splendid sunshade, and a number of rustic seats enhances the attractiveness of this leafy and acceptable promenade.
So do also the removal of the high brick walls bounding the estate on the north and east. Photographs below, looking south. The first of the three photographs appears to be taken from perhaps outside of the present Wilmslow Road entrance to Platt Hall. On the left-hand side of the road, looming through the trees you can see the outline of Platt Abbey, and then further down on the left, the junction of Norman Road where the fire-escape station was located.
The second photograph clearly shows Platt House and then Platt Abbey with the tram obscuring the entrance into Brighton Grove. The third photograph illustrates the entrance into Brighton Grove - taken sometime in the 's prior to the demolition of the lodge-gate in I very much appreciate the permission granted to use this photograph.
The two photographs below show more clearly, in an earlier period , the two homes in the photograph above; Platt House first and below that Platt Abbey.
Platt Abbey was a notable building at this point on Wilmslow Road. Built in the early 19th century it was called Platt Abbey but was not believed to have had any particular religious history.
It eventually became a hotel, but fell into disuse and was demolished in The site was intended to be used at the base for the Northern Studios for the BBC but eventually the Manchester City Council built the two blocks of flats that are still on the site. Platt Abbey was the home and birthplace of John Hay Beith, and a blue plaque on the wall of the flats commemorates the event. Ian Hay was his pen-name, as a novelist and playwright he was active in the first half of the 20th century.
For many years he earned his living as a schoolmaster, only gaining publication in his thirties. He served as an officer during the Great War, ending up as a major. He was a second-lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was in France in April and was one of the first , of Kitchener's Army. He was awarded the Military Cross. During the twenties and the thirties he blossomed as a writer, with the majority of his work being published during this period.
His work was well known for its wit; often quoted is this line from his play, Housemaster: "What do you mean, funny? For non-urgent queries, contact For emergency assistance, please contact Data courtesy of police. See our Data Sources page for more information.
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The nearest railway station is Ardwick, approximately 1. The nearest is Heald Place Primary School, approximately yards away. The nearest is Manchester Academy, approximately yards away. The nearest is The Robert Darbishire Practice, approximately yards away.
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The nearest stations to Wilmslow Road are:. These Bus lines stop near Wilmslow Road: , 23 , 42 , 42B. The nearest light rail station to Wilmslow Road in Manchester is a 12 min walk away. The nearest bus stop to Wilmslow Road in Manchester is a 1 min walk away. It stops nearby at The is the first Bus that goes to Wilmslow Road in Manchester.
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