(atrib) Gartness Upper Park Road Victoria Park Manchester

Built for Eddowes Bowman, the house is in the Gothic style with heavy stone dressings to windows and doors. Eddowes Bowman was a keen amateur astronomer and the design incorporated an observatory, which could be rotated to follow the stars, at the top of the tower. Pevsner: Lancashire and the South-East attributes the house to J S Crowther. However, it is difficult to believe that Eddowes Bowman would employ other than his brother as architect

VICTORIA PARK - TO BE SOLD by Private Treaty, the HOUSE late in the occupation of Mrs J E Bowman deceased, suitable for a large family. The house is situated in the best part of Victoria Park, detached and stands on upwards of an acre of land. For particulars apply to Mr HENRY BOWMAN, 22, Princess-street [Manchester Courier. Saturday 1 June 1861 Page 2 Column 3 (Land & Buildings)]