Ward Hall

MANCHESTER

SJ8595 LOWER PARK ROAD, Rusholme 698-1/22/803 (East side) 03/10/74 No.3 Ward Hall (Formerly Listed as: LOWER PARK ROAD, Rusholme No.3 Ward Hall or Stoneywood)

GV II

Villa, now annex to Xaverian College. c.1840, altered. Stucco on brick, with sandstone dressings and hipped slate roof. Roughly rectangular plan formed by double-depth front block with back extensions. Two storeys over basement, 3 bays, symmetrical, with narrow pedimented centre breaking forwards; high stone plinth with keyed segmental-arched basement windows, rusticated quoins, 1st-floor sill-band, frieze (stripped at time of survey), and dentilled cornice and pediment. The centre has a flight of steps up to a porch of 4 columns with debased Ionic caps, Tuscan pilasters, frieze with panel lettered "CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCUNT", moulded cornice on consoles and low blocking course. The ground floor has tall sashed windows with pedimented architraves; the 1st floor has shorter sashed winndows with moulded architraves, all these windows have margin panes and all except that to the right at 1st floor have 4 panes. The left return side has a set-back 2-window wing; the right-hand return has one bay with fenestration like that at the front (but with altered glazing at ground floor), and then a short wing with a segmental bow which has a tripartite sashed windows to both floors, that at ground floor with a pedimented architrave and both with curved glazing. C20 single-storey addition covering rear range. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ8541195578