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Woodbank
Listed building in Greater Manchester, England

Woodbank

Woodbank is a Grade II* listed early 19th‑century villa in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, set within Woodbank Memorial Park.

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Built between 1812 and 1814 to a Greek Revival design by Thomas Harrison for the industrialist Peter Marsland, it later served as a museum, art gallery and council offices. Donated to the borough in 1924, the building has since fallen vacant and is now on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register.

How locals move

Getting around Woodbank the local way

  • Get inThe Manchester Ship Canal can only be used on the Mersey Ferry cruise from Salford to Eastham between April and October.

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