The Towers
The Towers is a research establishment for new technologies in cotton production. The Shirley Institute was established in 1920 at a cost of £10,000 to accommodate the newly formed British Cotton Industry Research Association.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Office building
- Description: building in Didsbury, Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as: “BTTG”, “The Towers (Shirley Institute)”, and “The Towers, Manchester”
- Address: The Towers
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East Didsbury railway station and Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden.
East Didsbury railway station
Railway station
Photo: Cnbrb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Didsbury is a suburban railway station in south Manchester, England. It is sited on the Styal Line between Longsight and Wilmslow, providing direct access between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport. East Didsbury railway station is situated 1,000 feet northeast of The Towers.
Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden
Garden
Photo: Wikidwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden is a public park in Didsbury, Manchester, England, between the River Mersey and Stenner Woods. The park is named after Alderman Fletcher Moss, who donated the park to the city of Manchester in 1915. Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden is situated 970 feet northwest of The Towers.
Church of St James, Didsbury
Church
Photo: Skordarector, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St James is a Church of England church on Stenner Lane in Didsbury, a suburb of Manchester, England. Together with Emmanuel Church on Barlow Moor Road, it forms the parish of St James and Emmanuel, Didsbury. Church of St James, Didsbury is situated 1,400 feet northwest of The Towers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parrs Wood and Didsbury.
Parrs Wood
Quarter
Parrs Wood is an area of East Didsbury, in south Manchester, England. It was formerly the estate surrounding Parrs Wood House, an 18th-century Georgian villa.
Didsbury
Suburb
Photo: Skordarector, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Didsbury is a suburb of Manchester, England, on the north bank of the River Mersey, 5 miles south of Manchester city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 26,788.
Cheadle
Town
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Stockport is a town in the south east of Greater Manchester, historically in Cheshire, at the point where the rivers Tame and Goyt combine to form the Mersey.
The Towers
- Categories: mansion, building, and office
- Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.40811° or 53° 24′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.22616° or 2° 13′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C5VCQ5F+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1200898639OpenStreetMap feature
building=officeWikidata ID
Q7769757
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