Woodbank, Stockport

Woodbank
River Goyt in Woodbank Park - geograph.org.uk - 730720.jpg
The River Goyt in Woodbank Park
Location within Greater Manchester
General information
Architectural style Greek Revival
Town or city Stockport, Greater Manchester
Country England
Coordinates
Construction started 1812
Completed 1814
Design and construction
Client Peter Marsland
Architect Thomas Harrison

Woodbank is a historical villa and park located in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The surrounding park is known as Woodbank Memorial Park, located to the east of Vernon Park. The villa was built in 1812-4 by Thomas Harrison in the Greek Revival style for Peter Marsland, a prominent industrialist in the Stockport area.[1] Woodbank was known to have been used for the purpose of a museum and art gallery at one time but no longer.[2] It was listed as a Grade II* listed building on March 10, 1975.[1] The villa is currently the Woodbank Park Nursery.

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References

  1. ^ a b "WOODBANK VILLA AND ENTRANCE PORTICO". English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1162994. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
  2. ^ Maliphant, Pauline J. (1 January 1978). Museums Yearbook: Including a Directory of Museums and Galleries of the British Isles and a Guide to Their Administering Authorities. Anglo-Israel Association. ISBN 978-0-902102-40-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=JU8vAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 21 November 2011.