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Art gallery
The Whitworth
University of Manchester art gallery in Whitworth Park, with over 60,000 items in its collection; extended and reopened in 2015.
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Oxford Road & Rusholme: things to do
Places worth your time in Oxford Road & Rusholme
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Things to do in Oxford Road & Rusholme
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Park
Whitworth Park
Public park around the Whitworth gallery, on the east side of Oxford Road.
Museum
Manchester Museum
University of Manchester museum of archaeology, anthropology and natural history, the largest university museum in the UK.
Theatre
Contact
Arts organisation founded in 1972 as a centre for young artists, still in its original building on Oxford Road.
Music college
Royal Northern College of Music
Conservatoire that is also a busy public performance venue; its events are listed on the college site.
Directions Website Report a problem with Royal Northern College of Music
Church
Church of the Holy Name
Grade I listed Catholic church by Joseph Hansom and his son, built 1869 to 1871, with a tower added in 1928.
Museum
Pankhurst Centre
Pair of Victorian villas on Nelson Street; No. 62 was the home of Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters.
Writer's house museum
Elizabeth Gaskell's House
Grade II* listed villa where William and Elizabeth Gaskell lived from 1850, now a writer's house museum.
Directions Website Report a problem with Elizabeth Gaskell's House
Historic baths
Victoria Baths
Grade II* listed swimming baths that opened in 1906 and closed to swimmers in 1993. Check the website for visiting details.
Street
The Curry Mile
Nickname for the stretch of Wilmslow Road through Rusholme, lined with South Asian, Middle Eastern and other restaurants and sweet shops.
Park
Platt Fields Park
Large public park in Fallowfield beside Wilmslow Road, close to the southern end of the Curry Mile.
Park
Alexandra Park
60-acre park that opened to the public in 1870, on the border of Moss Side and Whalley Range.
Manchester
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Chorlton & Didsbury
Two southern villages with parks, riverside walks and plenty of places to eat
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12 sights · 18 places to eat
Altrincham & Sale
Market town, canal towpaths and country-house parkland south-west of the city
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17 sights · 22 places to eat
Northern Quarter & Cathedral
Independent shops, bars and music venues, with the cathedral and the football museum a short walk west
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- Oxford Road & Rusholme (area photo): DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Whitworth: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, source
- Whitworth Park: Mosscat, CC BY 3.0, source
- Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Contact: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Royal Northern College of Music: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Church of the Holy Name: Image-The_Holy_Name_of_Jesus,_Manchester.jpg: The original uploader was Ronaldccwong at English Wikipedia. derivative wo, Public domain, source
- Pankhurst Centre: Kurt Adkins (WebHamster), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Elizabeth Gaskell's House: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Victoria Baths: BesigedB, Public domain, source
- The Curry Mile: Lifeofgalileo, Public domain, source
- Platt Fields Park: Rusholmeruffian, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Alexandra Park: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chorlton & Didsbury: Wikidwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Altrincham & Sale: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Northern Quarter & Cathedral: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Spinningfields & Deansgate: Anthony O'Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Castlefield & the Canals: Ridiculopathy, CC0, source
- Piccadilly, Chinatown & the Village: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 4.0, source
- Ancoats & New Islington: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Salford Quays & MediaCity: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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