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Chorlton-on-Medlock

Chorlton-on-Medlock is an area of the City of Manchester, in North West England.

Historically a part of Lancashire, the northern border of Chorlton-on-Medlock (a former township) is the River Medlock which runs immediately south of Manchester City Centre. Its other borders roughly correspond to Stockport Road, Hathersage Road, Moss Lane East and Boundary Lane. Neighbouring districts are Hulme to the west, Ardwick to the east and Victoria Park to the south. A large portion of the district along Oxford Road is occupied by the campuses of the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, and the Royal Northern College of Music.

History

From medieval times the district was known as ''Chorlton Roe and was a township of the ancient parish of Manchester in the Salford Hundred of Lancashire. On the creation of the municipal borough of Manchester in 1838 the township was absorbed into the borough.

Places of interest

The front of the former Chorlton-upon-Medlock Town Hall can be seen at its original location on Cavendish Street at All Saints. The building, with its Doric portico, dates from 1830 and was designed by Richard Lane. The original interior was removed and a new structure added to the rear in 1970. A red plaque on the building commemorates the Fifth Pan-African Congress, which was held there from 15–21 October 1945. Decisions taken at that conference led to independence for a number of African and Caribbean countries.

The Welsh Baptist Chapel, on Upper Brook Street, was designed in the early 19th century by Sir Charles Barry, who designed the Palace of Westminster shortly afterwards.

Notable residents

Emmeline Pankhurst, a founder of the British suffragette movement, lived in Nelson Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock, following her husband's death.
David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister, was born here.
Friedrich Engels, German social scientist and philosopher, lived here for a time.