1, THE GROVE (See details for further address information)

The Grove is a house located on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury, likely built around 1870 and altered since. It features brown and white speckled brick in header bond, with sandstone dressings, some red brick, and applied half-timbering, topped with a slate roof. The house has a double-depth, double-fronted plan and is designed in a North German vernacular style. It stands two storeys high with a symmetrical facade that has a 2:1:2 window arrangement, showcasing three steeply-pitched gables. The central gable is smaller, but all gables are adorned with ornamental half-timbering at the top and bargeboards with apex finials. The entrance consists of a central panelled and glazed door beneath a rectangular stone lintel. The ground floor features two large 3-light windows, while the first floor has five 2-light casement windows, all with rectangular stone lintels and red brick relieving arches above. The rear and interior of the house were not inspected. This building is part of a small but distinctive settlement, believed to have been constructed for an immigrant North German community, and is a rare example of domestic architecture that reflects the cosmopolitan nature of 19th-century Manchester society. It forms a group with other buildings in The Grove, including Nos 803-5 and No. 807 Wilmslow Road.