Building Name
Clarence Lodge, Anson Road, Victoria Park
Date
1878
Street
Anson Road
District/Town
Victoria Park, Manchester
County/Country
GMCA, England
Architect
Partnership
Client
Charles James Pooley, cotton spinner
Work
New build
A house characteristic of Mr Royle’s work is Clarence Lodge, built for Mr Pooley near the Brook Street entrance to Victoria Park. [Manchester Guardian 26 May 1904. Page 10]
Later opened as St Hilda’s House, a centre for training lady church workers.
Reference Manchester Guardian 26 May 1904. Page 10 – memorial notice
Reference Tessa Boase: The Housekeeper's Tale: The Women Who Really Ran the English Country House
Robert Pooley the grandson of Charles James was appointed missionary to the island of Tristian da Cunha. [Manchester Guardian 11 January 1927]