House, Darley Avenue, West Didsbury, Manchester

HOUSE AT WEST DIDSBURY, NEAR MANCHESTER - This is a rough-cast house (illegible) hand-made red sand weathering tiles, with hand-made sand-faced brick quoins. Inside the hall is paved with coloured Italian marbles in large squares. The ceilings of the drawing-room and the hall have dark oak beams, taken from an old cottage recently demolished in the district. A special feature of the sanitary arrangements has been the provision of lavatory basins with hot and cold water supply in every bedroom. The contractors were Messrs. Peace and Norquoy,of Manchester, and the architects are Messrs. Fair and Myer, A.R.I.B.A., of Furnival Street, London. [Builders Journal 6 January 1909 page 4] plan page 5]

Reference           Builders Journal 6 January 1909 page 4
Reference           Who’s Who in Architecture 1914