See also Darley Dale

Darley Dale

Darley Dale, also known simply as Darley, is a town in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 6,000 people. It lies north of Matlock, on the River Derwent and the A6 road.- History :...

 (another Whitworth Park) and Whitworth Park Halls of Residence



Whitworth Park is a public park in south Manchester

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. The Whitworth Art Gallery

Whitworth Art Gallery

The Whitworth Art Gallery is an art gallery in Manchester, England, containing about 55,000 items in its collection. The museum is located south of the Manchester University campus, in Whitworth Park....

 and some of the University of Manchester

University of Manchester

The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...

 student residences, popularly known as "Toblerones", are located there. It was historically in Chorlton on Medlock but is now included in the Moss Side

Moss Side

Moss Side is an inner-city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre and has a population of around 17,537...

 ward.

The actual park, of some 18 acres (7 ha), situated opposite Manchester Royal Infirmary

Manchester Royal Infirmary

The Manchester Royal Infirmary is a hospital in Manchester, England which was founded by Charles White in 1752 as a cottage hospital capable of caring for twelve patients. Manchester Royal Infirmary is part of a larger NHS Trust incorporating several hospitals called Central Manchester University...

, was opened in 1890 on a piece of land known as Potters Field. The park
was leased to the Corporation of Manchester by the Whitworth

Joseph Whitworth

Sir Joseph Whitworth, 1st Baronet was an English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist. In 1841, he devised the British Standard Whitworth system, which created an accepted standard for screw threads...

 Trustees
in October 1904 on a 1000-year lease for a nominal annual rent of £10. A statue of King Edward VII on the east side of the park (unveiled in 1913) commemorates the royal visit when the new Royal Infirmary buildings were opened in 1909.

North of the Park is Whitworth Park Hall of Residence, owned by the University of Manchester. It is one of the largest student halls in Manchester and holds in excess of 1200 students. It includes Grove House

Student Health Centre

Grove House, 316-324, Oxford Road, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester is an early Victorian building, originally three houses, of 1838-40. It is a Grade II* listed building as of 18 December 1963....

at 316-324 Oxford Road and is separated from the main road by a row of shops, Thorncliffe House.
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