Strangeways is an area of inner north

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, England, around

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just north of the

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History

Until the 19th century, Strangeways was rural, with Strangeways Hall, Park and Gardens. Strangeways was recorded in 1322 as ''Strangwas'', from the

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''Strang'' and ''gewæsc'' meaning " place bya stream with a strong current".

Strangeways Brewery

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was famous as the home of

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. It closed in 2005 and was demolished in 2007.

Timeline

*1459: First known mention of the de Strangeways family in the area. *1544: A settlement document describes widespread property attached to Strangeways Hall, including 24 houses, 20 town properties, 20 cottages, and various land up to several miles away. *1641: Strangeways Hall appears on a map. It was in Elizabethan or Jacobean style. *1624: John Hartley (1609-1655) bought Strangeways Hall. His father Nicholas Hartley and elder brother Richard were wool merchants in Manchester. *Early 18th century: A grey stucco, palladian-style addition to Strangeways Hall was built. *1713: The Reynolds family took over the hall. *1768: Francis Reynolds granted a lease to Robert Norton to build a house and silk dyeing works by the Hall's fish pond. *1777: Strangeways Hall first known to be let to a tenant (Hugh Oldham). *1788: Strangeways Hall was run as a girls'

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. *1816: Start of the area being built over with houses. *1838: Land in Strangeways area was sold to the

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;

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is there now. *1858: Strangeways Hall demolished and its materials sold *1859: A newspaper report that the Hall was "several times rebuilt". *1864: Completion of building of the Assize Courts on the site of Strangeways Hall. (It was destroyed in the 1939-1945 Blitz and its site is now a car park on Great Ducie Street). *1868: Strangeways Prison opened. It was built on the site of Strangeways Hall's fish ponds. *late 19th century: Jewish immigration to the area, fleeing from violence in Russia.

References

External links

Link to part of Pigot's map of Strangeways area in 1813; the blue arrow marks Strangeways Hall.Image of Strangeways Hall
c.1840 Areas of Manchester {{England-geo-stub