Old Moat - Izeria

Old Moat is a suburban area of Manchester, England. The population of its electoral ward at the 2011 census was 14,490.

1. History


1. = Old Moat estate =

The "Old Moat estate" is a large estate of 1920s built social housing named after a former manor house with a surrounding moat, which was the seat of the lord of the manor, and was situated in what is now the heart of the estate. The site of the manor house is marked by a plaque on number 22 Eddisbury Avenue. The housing is now mostly owned by Southway Housing Trust.

1. Governance

The area is represented in Westminster by Jeff Smith MP for Manchester Withington. Voters from this ward elect three councillors to Manchester City Council. Currently all three councillors, Gavin White, Suzannah Reeves and Garry Bridges are members of the Labour Party. The Labour Party has held all the seats in the ward since 1986.

1. Geography

It is bounded by Wilmslow Road to the East and Princess Road to the West. The Northern boundary bisects several roads just below Wilbraham Road, whilst in the South it follows a path just above Cavendish Road.

1. Education and policing


1. = Primary schools =

The area is served by Old Moat Primary School, on Old Moat Lane.

1. = Policing =

Old Moat is covered by the South Manchester Division of Greater Manchester Police. The local Neighbourhood Policing Team is the Didsbury Neighbourhood Policing Team, which covers Didsbury, Old Moat, Withington and Burnage and is headed up by Inspector Dave Nutsey. Didsbury Police Station is situated in the heart of Didsbury village on Wilmslow Road.

1. Notable events

In November 2023, a fox carving was stolen from Old Moat Park. The specially-carved animal is one of two in Old Moat Park in Withington which was paid for out of the Friends of Old Moat Park funding for improvements. The crime remains unsolved.

1. References

Lieux à Proximité Voir Menu

Old Moat (ward)

Old Moat is an area and electoral ward in Manchester, England. It is represented in Westminster by Jeff Smith MP for Manchester Withington. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 14,490.

Quartier

Manchester Withington

Manchester Withington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Jeff Smith of Labour.

Gouvernement

Mural of Marcus Rashford

In 2020, a mural of footballer Marcus Rashford by street artist Akse P19 was painted in the Withington area of Manchester, United Kingdom. The mural was created in recognition of the work Rashford did during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom to help tackle child food poverty. After Rashford had missed a penalty kick for England in the UEFA Euro 2020 Final in July 2021, the mural was vandalised, prompting locals to post messages of support for Rashford before its restoration.

Art Site remarquable

Cine City, Withington

Cine City (originally named the Scala Cinema) was a cinema in Withington, Manchester, England located at 494 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 3BG. It opened in 1912 as The Scala, and was the third cinema to open in Britain. When the popularity of picture houses reached its peak in the 1930s, The Scala was one of 109 cinemas in Manchester. During the Second World War, the cinema escaped with minor damage when the road outside was hit by a small bomb in 1940. After the war, television led to a decline in cinema attendances, and by 1965, only 40 cinemas remained in Manchester. Cine City closed in July 2001, making it the third-longest running cinema in England. By 2005 the building was in a bad state of repair, and was threatened with demolition. Although heritage groups won a stay of execution, the cinema was demolished in spring 2008. A new residential building has been constructed on the site.

Site historique Site remarquable