Appleby Lodge is a set of three-storey 1930s blocks of flats with eight entrance doors, opposite Platt Fields Park on Wilmslow Road in Rusholme, Manchester, England.
Overview
The buildings consist of a group of three main blocks of flats in the Moderne style arranged around a central garden. They are in
red brick with
and flat roofs, and have three storeys. The windows and door frames are in steel. The blocks at right angles to the road have rounded ends, and the other block at the east end has a U-shaped plan. The flats have
balconies, those on the ends being curved. At intervals are flat-roofed porches, and above them are recessed stair towers with full-height small-paned windows.
Appleby Lodge is run by Appleby Lodge Management Company Limited.
History
Appleby Lodge was designed by Gunton & Gunton with Peter Cummings (1879–1957),
who was also the architect of the Manchester Apollo theatre and the
Cornerhouse cinema.
It was built between 1936 and 1939 for Town and Country Consolidated Properties, with 100 apartments in total.
Residents have included the architect Peter Cummings
The buildings were Grade II listed in 2003.
See also
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Grade II listed buildings in Manchester
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Listed buildings in Manchester-M14
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