Woodbank | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
Town or city | Stockport, Greater Manchester |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 53°24′36″N 2°07′52″W / 53.41001°N 2.13112°W |
Construction started | 1812 |
Completed | 1814 |
Client | Peter Marsland |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Thomas Harrison |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Woodbank Villa and entrance portico |
Designated | 10 March 1975 |
Reference no. | 1162994 [1] |
Woodbank is a historical villa and park in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The surrounding park, east of Vernon Park, is known as Woodbank Memorial Park and covers approximately 49 acres (20 ha). [2]
The villa was built in 1812–14 by Thomas Harrison in the Greek Revival style for Peter Marsland, a prominent industrialist in the Stockport area. [1] Woodbank was used as a museum and art gallery at one time. [3]
In 1924, Woodbank Villa was donated to the County Borough of Stockport; the parkland it stands in had been gifted to the council following the First World War. [4]
It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, having been designated on 10 March 1975. [1]
Woodbank Villa was used as council offices before being left vacant in 2009; a developer made plans to convert the hall into apartments in 2021, though the proposals were not taken forward. [5]
In December 2023, Stockport Council stated that they had allocated £250,000 to "address the decline of the historic hall", with asbestos removal having been completed before further works which include the demolition of modern outbuildings. [6]
As of 2024 [update], Woodbank Villa is on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register, its condition classed as "very bad", with an "immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric." [7]
Woodbank | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
Town or city | Stockport, Greater Manchester |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 53°24′36″N 2°07′52″W / 53.41001°N 2.13112°W |
Construction started | 1812 |
Completed | 1814 |
Client | Peter Marsland |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Thomas Harrison |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Woodbank Villa and entrance portico |
Designated | 10 March 1975 |
Reference no. | 1162994 [1] |
Woodbank is a historical villa and park in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The surrounding park, east of Vernon Park, is known as Woodbank Memorial Park and covers approximately 49 acres (20 ha). [2]
The villa was built in 1812–14 by Thomas Harrison in the Greek Revival style for Peter Marsland, a prominent industrialist in the Stockport area. [1] Woodbank was used as a museum and art gallery at one time. [3]
In 1924, Woodbank Villa was donated to the County Borough of Stockport; the parkland it stands in had been gifted to the council following the First World War. [4]
It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, having been designated on 10 March 1975. [1]
Woodbank Villa was used as council offices before being left vacant in 2009; a developer made plans to convert the hall into apartments in 2021, though the proposals were not taken forward. [5]
In December 2023, Stockport Council stated that they had allocated £250,000 to "address the decline of the historic hall", with asbestos removal having been completed before further works which include the demolition of modern outbuildings. [6]
As of 2024 [update], Woodbank Villa is on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register, its condition classed as "very bad", with an "immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric." [7]