Foun 1966 DIDSBURY OPEN DOORS 2017 Hritag Opn Days Foun 1966 Disbury Civic Socity Clbrating Disbury in Bloom an th founing of th RSPB by Emily Williamson Saturay 9th & Sunay 10th Sptmbr Plas s tails on th back pag of a clbratory talk about Emily Williamson an hr family. FREE Programm Disbury Civic Socity www.isburycivicsocity.org
1 Parrs Woo Stabls* an Garns ~ Bhin th Parrs Woo Entrtainmnt Complx an Barlow Croft Pub, M20 5PG. Th Gorgian Parrs Woo Estat was crat in 1790 an occupi by th famous Ffarington an Hal familis until 1920 whn it pass to Manchstr Corporation. Th original Gra II stabls, cobbl stablyar, haylofts, ostlr s hous an part of th original garns an grnhouss can still b sn. Opn from 12.00 to 16.00 on Saturay only. Appls, plants, jams an hony on sal. Gui tours on an a-hoc basis. 2 Th Towrs * ~ Th Towrs, Wilmslow a, M20 2FZ Formr hom of Eitor of th Manchstr Guarian an of Danil Aamson instigator of th Manchstr Ship Canal schm. From 1920 it was th haquartrs of th Shirly Institut whr many txtil brakthroughs occurr. Th ntranc hall will b opn from 13.00 to 16.00 on Sunay only. S th imposing staircas an magnificnt stain-glass winows. Towrs booklt on sal tailing th history of th hous an th whol stat. 3 Th Eagl Gat * Parsonag Garns, M20 2RQ A walk aroun Fltchr Moss Park an Parsonag Garns with an mphasis on thir history an that of th two houss in thir grouns. Mt at th Eagl Gat to Parsonag Garns at 10.30 on Saturay an Sunay. L by Fltchr Moss voluntr an an associat. Th tour lasts for approximatly two hours. War suitabl footwar. Saturay 9th & Sunay 10th Sptmbr 4 St Jams Church * ~ Stnnr Lan, M20 2RQ Foun 1236. Gra II* list builing with many mmorials an stain-glass winows to famous Lancashir an Chshir familis incluing th Moslys, th Nvills, th Watts family, Qun Elizabth II's ancstors, Fltchr Moss' family, Brashaw's printr an many Victorian Manchstr mrchants. Baptism plac of th last Lancashir Martyr, St Ambros Barlow, in 1585. Gravyar ats back to1326. Church opn from 14.00 to 17.00 on Saturay an 12.00 to 17.00 on Sunay. Blltowr opn from 14.00 to16.00 on both ays to mt th bllringrs an try your han at ringing th blls which at from 1727. Also try our Victorian hanblls. Family an local history information, booklts, cars an maps on sal. On Sunay plants on sal, ston carving an information about th church's involvmnt in Disbury in Bloom an th spiritual walk in th gravyar. Jams, marmala, an chutnys, hony an fruit crumbls on sal. Church opn on Sunay for worship at 9.00 an 10.30. All wlcom. Disbury Civic Socity: www.isburycivicsocity.org
5 Th Ol Parsonag * ~ Stnnr Lan, M20 2RQ Original parts of this magnificnt hous probably at back to th mi-sixtnth cntury with fin xtnsions a btwn 1820 an 1830. Its most famous ownr was Fltchr Moss, JP, Alrman, philanthropist an author, who lft th builing, garns an othr lan to Manchstr City Council in 1919. Aftr a long lif as a Musum an Art Gallry it was thn turn into offics. In Sptmbr 2012 th builing was opn as a community hub by th Disbury Parsonag Trust who acquir it on a las from Manchstr City Council an rais narly 160,000 for rnovation. Opn from 14.00 to 17.00 on Saturay an 10.00 to 17.00 on Sunay. Display of timlin of imags of hous rlating th ats to worl vnts. Display of imags rlating to th propos nw stain glass sunial. On Sunay only from 10.00 to 16.00 th Alpin Hous in th garns will b opn an a-hoc horticultural, gui tours of th garns availabl. Disbury Civic Socity stan an isplay. On Saturay at 14.30 an 19.00 Mik Shaw from th British Sunial Socity will b giving a talk about sunials an how thy work. Whn Fltchr Moss liv in th Ol Parsonag thr was a Stain Glass Sunial in th library. Stain Glass Sunials ar rar an th Trusts of th Ol Parsonag hav plans to rstor it. Rtiring Collction. 6 Nazarn Collg * ~ Dn a, M20 2GU Th Gra II list Whit Hous builing with many Art Dco faturs was built originally as a privat hom for William Mllan, an was latr occupi by Philip Gol. In 1959 th builing was bought an bcam Th British Isls Nazarn Collg, latr Nazarn Thological Collg. Opn from 10.00 to 14.00 on Saturay only. Tours of th historical builings an grouns at 11.00 an 13.00. Informativ isplays for popl to brows. Saturay 9th & Sunay 10th Sptmbr 7 Disbury Church of Englan Primary School * ~ Elm Grov, M20 6RL Th school ats from 1612. Th olst part on th prsnt sit ats from 1878 with a WW1 War Mmorial which can b accss from Grang Lan. This yar th isplay will commmorat th formr mmbrs of th school who lost thir livs uring 1917. Th Gra 11 list Arts an Crafts builing ats from 1910. School history books on sal. Opn from 10.00 to 16.00 on Saturay only with tours availabl uring th ay. * List Builings Rfrshmnts Availabl Disbury Civic Socity: www.isburycivicsocity.org
8 Warburton Strt ~ Disbury, M20 6WA Warburton Strt, laing away from Wilmslow a is th olst strt in Disbury. Its cobbls, with original ston pavmnts, ar a rmnant of a prvious ag. Som trrac cottags ating from th 1830s ar still rsintial but othrs hav bn compltly convrt to thriving shops la by th bookshop that has bn traing on th strt sinc th 1950s. Shops opn on Saturay only. 9 Disbury Library * ~ 692 Wilmslow a M20 2DN Th library in it s 102n yar opn on 15th May 1915. It was fun by Anrw Carngi following rqusts from Fltchr Moss. It was built on th sit of Victorian cottags which wr molish in 1912 an th bowling grn of Th Wllington Inn. Opn 09.00 to 13.00 an 14.00 to 17.00 on Saturay only. Com an viw our bautiful Arts an Crafts library. 10 Disbury Unit Rform Church (Formrly Grosvnor St Aian s) * ~ Cornr of Parkfil a South an Palatin a, M20 6DA An Ewarian Prsbytrian church built in 1901 for a largly Scottish congrgation an icat to St Aian. It is construct of Accrington brick an Wstmorlan slat with a spir an unusual flying buttrsss. Opn from 10.30 to 16.30 on Saturay only. Wll worth a visit, spcially for th art-nouvau, stain-glass winows. Intrprtiv matrial for winows an othr faturs. A chilrn's cornr wll-stock with toys an for painting an colouring. You ar wlcom to attn our Sunay srvic at 10.45. 11 Manchstr Islamic Cntr ~ 271 Burton a, M20 2WA Built in r Accrington brick as a Mthoist church in th Ewarian ra. Opn from 13.00 to 17.00 on Sunay only. Rfrshmnts throughout th ay - snacks an fingr foos. Displays, talks, Q & A sssions an gui tours. Hnna tattooing / painting, a calligraphy monstration an an xhibition of traitional clothing. 12 Lapwing Lan Arca ~ Lapwing Lan, M20 6UR Th shops an thir arca wr built in 1913 an known originally as th Moorfil Arca having bn built on th sit of a hous call Moorfil. Almost Manchstr's only surviving arca of this typ, it has bn rstor to its formr glory following a campaign by FOLLA (Frins of th Lapwing Lan Arca) to rstor it. FOLLA s Trusts hav ci to a an xciting nw fatur to th arca. Thy hav commission rnown local woo sculptor, Any Burgss, to crat carvings of lapwings to aorn ithr n of th para. On Sunay at 17.30 an official unviling will tak plac with rfrshmnts an music.
13 Christ Church * ~ Darly Avnu, M20 2ZD Th Church was built in 1881 as a gift to th community from Mr William brts of Darlyal an cost 13,000. It was, for many yars, known as Christ Church-in-th-fils u to its placmnt in a smi-rural stting. Opn from Thursay to Saturay from 10.00 to 16.00. Com an s th bautiful alabastr an marbl WW1 mmorial. This was rct in th arly 1920s in th form of a rros in th lat 'Arts an Crafts' styl. Viw th Mmorial Tr crat by pupils from local primary schools, stimulat by th WW1 mmorial. A isplay of floral art work. Th Church will b opn on Sunay morning for quit contmplation with a srvic at 11.00. All wlcom. 14 Cavnish Community Primary School ~ Cavnish a, M20 1JG Cavnish has bn th ucational hart of Wst Disbury for mor than a cntury an continus to srv th community toay. Th main builing, sign by architct Ernst Woohous, ats from 1904 an is a fin xampl of arly 20th cntury civic sign. Th xtrior of th builing faturs r Ruabon brick, trracotta bans an corativ moul trracotta panls, whilst Art Nouvau influnc is clarly sn insi th builing in th glaz tiling an firplacs. Pin block flooring, wrought iron roof archs an glaz fix scrns ar all still intact, as ar th istinctiv wrought iron gats to th front of th school. Th school also has a bautiful coppr Worl War 1 mmorial in th main ntranc that rmmbrs formr pupils who lost thir livs in action. Opn from 10.30 to 14.30 on Sunay only. 15 St Nicholas Church * ~ 408 Kingsway, M19 1PL This Gra II* list builing was th first church sign by architct, Nugnt Francis Cachmaill Day, an was opn in 1932. Btwn 2000 an 2002 a major rfurbishmnt an rmolling projct chang th intrnal layout whilst rtaining th xtrior as originally sign. Opn Saturay 10.00 to 16.00 an 12.00 to 16.00 on Sunay. Visitors guis, bookmarks an cars for sal. Art xhibition by Chorlton Art Group. Sunay Srvics 08.30 an 10.30. All wlcom. * List Builings Rfrshmnts Availabl Disbury Civic Socity: www.isburycivicsocity.org Disbury Civic Socity: www.isburycivicsocity.org Brochur prouc, it an print by: Disbury Civic Socity
Don t forgt to look out for th bin Trail! ST JAMES' CHURCH Thursay, 7th Sptmbr at 19.00 A talk, by local historian, Diana Litch, to clbrat th work of Emily Williamson founr of th RSPB an brt Woo Williamson, hr husban, who crat th alpin garn at th Croft. This garn is now known as Fltchr Moss Botanical Garns. Rtiring collction. National English Hritag Pionr Awar Winnr This trophy was prsnt to Disbury Civic Socity in 2014 at a National Crmony in Lonon by English Hritag as rcognition of its involvmnt in Hritag Opn Days sinc 1993. * List Builings Rfrshmnts Availabl Disbury Civic Socity: www.isburycivicsocity.org Plas not, th information provi in this booklt is as accurat as possibl whn going to prss. It is avisabl to chck for th latst information on th Disbury Civic Socity wbsit for any changs or aitional information. www.isburycivicsocity.org Saturay 9th & Sunay 10th Sptmbr
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