Fallowfield Campus

The university has had an association with Fallowfield since 1910 when Ashburne Hall moved into "The Oaks" from its original home in Victoria Park, renaming it as Ashburne Hall. In 1932 the university inherited the Firs, which was used as the vice-chancellor's residence until 1991. Fallowfield was also the site of playing fields at Mab Field used by the athletics union of the university.

The campus played host to the Athletes Village for the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in the city.Greenwood, Lynne (July 20, 2002). [https://web.archive.org/web/20121112032345/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/3304725/Track-and-field-bed-and-board-night-and-day.html Track and field, bed and board, night and day]. The Daily Telegraph.{{cite web|title=Athlete's Village|url=http://m2002.thecgf.com/The_Games/Village/|website=m2002.thecgf.com|publisher=Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games official site|access-date=12 January 2016}}{{cite news|title=BBC Manchester 2002 - Commonwealth Games Village|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/2002/news/072002/12/village.shtml|access-date=12 January 2016|work=www.bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|date=12 July 2002}}

The conditions and costs of the university's accommodation have been the subject of student protests in 2020 and 2023.

In 2004 the university unsuccessfully planned to sell and demolish a number of buildings including Owens Park, Ladybarn House and Oak House{{cite news|title=Contract out for Owens Park construction partner|url=http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/contract-out-for-owens-park-construction-partner/|access-date=16 January 2016|publisher=Place North West|date=5 June 2015}}{{citation |title=Student homes face the bulldozer |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=2 February 2001 |access-date=27 October 2012 |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/43/43643_student_homes_face_the_bulldozer.html}} The plan was not successful owing to a residents' protest.{{cite news|last1=Hughes|first1=Emily|title=Owens Park's £200m refurbishment|url=http://mancunion.com/2015/10/15/owens-parks-200m-refurbishment/|access-date=16 January 2016|agency=Manchester Media Group|publisher=Mancunion|date=15 October 2015}} In April 2014 the university made new plans to develop the Fallowfield campus with Mubadala Development Company offering to fund the renovations,{{cite news|last1=Fitzgerald|first1=Todd|title=Man City bosses pour £175m into Owens Park student campus|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/man-city-bosses-pour-175m-8315416|access-date=16 January 2016|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=19 December 2014}} with the new plan expected to be completed in 2027 These plans were put forward for planning permission in 2015, and have again been contested by local residents.{{cite news|last1=Abbit|first1=Beth|title=Residents hit out at plans to accommodate extra 1,000 students to Owens Park in Fallowfield|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/residents-hit-out-plans-accommodate-10286995|access-date=16 January 2016|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=19 October 2015}}

The 2014 redevelopment plan outlines a £200m renovation of campus including "A new student services centre, shops and a doctor's surgery are planned, as well as lawns with outdoor 'chaises longues'." There will be space for a total of 3,209 students, an increase of about 50% over the current 2,176. The number of parking spaces would more than triple from 41 to 159.{{cite news|last1=Williams|first1=Jennifer|title=Owens Park campus: How student hub will look after £200m revamp and iconic tower is demolished|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/owens-park-campus-how-student-10245909|access-date=16 January 2016|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=16 October 2015}} The plan for the new village is to be completed in three phases, with the first phase to be completed in time for 2018/19 academic year,{{cite news|title=3000 room student village to be developed at The University of Manchester|url=http://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/3000-room-student-village-to-be-developed-at-the-university-of-manchester|access-date=16 January 2016|publisher=The University of Manchester|date=18 December 2014}} with construction starting after summer 2016.{{cite web|title=Fallowfield Campus|url=http://www.accommodation.manchester.ac.uk/consideringmanchester/ouraccommodation/fallowfieldcampus/|website=The University of Manchester|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234850/http://www.accommodation.manchester.ac.uk/consideringmanchester/ouraccommodation/fallowfieldcampus/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

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Fallowfield Campus is the main area of student accommodation for University of Manchester.

Allen Hall, situated on Wilmslow Road, was built as a Roman Catholic halls of residence by the bishop George Beck in 1961, and licensed to the university. As with the other halls, it encouraged diversity and allowed both Catholic and non-Catholic students.{{cite book|author1=Pullan, Brian|author2=Abendstern, Michele|title=A History of the University of Manchester, 1951-73|date=2000|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn=9780719056703|page=116|edition=Illustrated|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GRCwn1NhCEgC|access-date=16 January 2016}} In 2012 the hall was subject to some problems including a failing boiler and the discovery of asbestos and has remained closed since then.{{cite news|last1=Sterne|first1=Jenny|title=Allen Hall to remain closed|url=http://mancunion.com/2014/09/15/allen-hall-to-remain-closed/|access-date=16 January 2016|agency=Manchester Media Group|publisher=The Mancunion|date=15 September 2014}}

{{further|Ashburne Hall}}

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The Grade II listed{{National Heritage List for England |num=1401670 |desc=Ashburne Hall (Lees, Mary Worthington, Ward and Central block), including the Alice Barlow memorial gates and Ashburne Hall Lodge |grade=II |date=8 June 2012 |access-date=3 May 2015 }} Ashburne Hall was founded in 1900 by Samuel Alexander, R. D. Darbishire, C. P. Scott and Alice B. Cooke as a hall of residence for women students. (Two halls for men had already been founded in association with Owens College.) It was first located at Ashburne House in Victoria Park (donated by R. D. Darbishire for the purpose) and remained there until the removal to "The Oaks" (which was then renamed Ashburne Hall) in 1910. The new site was on Wilmslow Road at the corner of Old Hall Lane, Fallowfield.Sheavyn, Phoebe A. B. (1939) Ashburne Hall, 1900-1930, in: The Journal of the University of Manchester, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 66-70{{cite web|title=Ashburne Hall|url=http://www.accommodation.manchester.ac.uk/search/details/?property=35|website=The University of Manchester|access-date=16 January 2016}}

By 1930 the hall had been extended by new buildings and enriched by the bequest from Lord Morley of his personal library. At a later date Sheavyn House was built in the grounds and commemorates Dr Sheavyn who had been warden of the hall.Yggdrasill; 1997/98 (centenary issue of the Hall magazine, containing 15 contributions by various hands)

Ladybarn House is on the corner of Moseley Road and Wilmslow Road.{{cite web|title=Location: Located in Manchester's student quarter|url=http://www.ladybarnhouse-manchester.co.uk/Location|website=Ladybarn House|access-date=19 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317091945/http://ladybarnhouse-manchester.co.uk/Location|archive-date=17 March 2016|url-status=dead}} It was bought from the University of Manchester, by Development Securities plc. and Accrue in 2011. It was purchased for around £7 million on a long lease from the university.{{cite news|title=DEVSEC BUYS £7M MANCHESTER STUDENT BLOCK|url=http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/northwest/59552-devsec-buys-7m-manchester-student-block/|access-date=12 January 2016|publisher=Insider Media Limited|date=28 September 2011}}{{cite news|title=REG - Development Secs.PLC - Acquisition of student accommodation in Manchester|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUS49547+28-Sep-2011+RNS20110928|access-date=12 January 2016|agency=RNS|publisher=Reuters|date=28 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104607/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUS49547+28-Sep-2011+RNS20110928|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} It consists of 117 bedrooms situated on the floors above six retail units.{{cite web|title=Ladybarn House|url=http://www.accruecap.com/casestudies/ladybarn-house/|website=Accrue Capital|access-date=12 January 2016}}

Oak House, on Moseley Road, has a total of 1085 rooms.{{cite web|title=Oak House|url=http://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/experience/accommodation/display/?hall=Oak-House|website=The University of Manchester|access-date=16 January 2016}} This is largely made up of mixed sex flats which are each divided into 8 bedrooms and include shared facilities.{{cite web|title=Oak House|url=http://www.accommodation.manchester.ac.uk/search/details/?property=43|website=The University of Manchester|access-date=16 January 2016}} The hall was built in 1973 on the site of the old Oak House Hotel, which has purchased by the university in 1955 for £9,000{{cite book|author1=Pullan, Brian|author2=Abendstern, Michele|title=A History of the University of Manchester, 1951-73|date=2000|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn=9780719056703|page=79|edition=Illustrated|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GRCwn1NhCEgC|access-date=16 January 2016}} (worth approximately £210,900 in 2016)Comparing the retail price index between 1955 and 2016, £9,000 is valued at approximately £210,900.00 by [http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/ MeasuringWorth.com] In the 1960s, the halls could cater for approximately 480 students. Flats were arranged around central staircases, unlike the other halls on at the university which were generally arranged along long corridors. The halls also had a central amenities block, with rooms like a games room and laundry. In 1988, the halls were added an extension called Holly Court bringing the total to 1085 rooms.{{cite book|author1=Pullan, Brian|author2=Abendstern, Michele|title=A History of the University of Manchester, 1973-90|date=2004|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn= 9781847795519 |page=290|edition=Illustrated|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uY3aCQAAQBAJ|access-date=16 January 2016}}

Owens Park accommodation at 293 Wilmslow Road housed a total of 1,056 students. Plans for student accommodation started on the site in the 1950s, and was revolutionary in its approach of mixed gender accommodation.{{cite web|title=Village Life|url=http://your.manchester.ac.uk/netcommunity/document.doc?id=2|website=The University of Manchester|publisher=The University of Manchester Alumni Magazine|access-date=16 January 2016|pages=30–31|date=May 2005}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The first building to be constructed was the Owens Park Tower, which was designed by Building Design Partnership and opened in 1964.{{cite web|title=Owen's Park student village, Fallowfield campus, University of Manchester|url=https://www.architecture.com/image-library/RIBApix/image-information/poster/owens-park-student-village-fallowfield-campus-university-of-manchester/posterid/RIBA74657.html|website=Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)|access-date=14 January 2016}} The tower is 19 storeys high{{cite web|title=Owens Park Tower|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7558|website=Skyscraper Page|access-date=14 January 2016}} and has a fibreglass relief, Cosmos I, by Mitzi Cunliffe, at the base.{{cite book | title=Pevsner Architectural Guides - Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East | author= Clare Hartwell, Matthew Hyde and Nicholas Pevsner | orig-year=1969| year=2004 | isbn=0-300-10583-5}}

The next phase of Owens Park opened in 1965, and won an award from the Civic trust the following year. The accommodation is split into units called "Houses", each housing about 40-50 students, with basic facilities shared by about 10-12 students.{{cite web|title=Owens Park|url=http://www.accommodation.manchester.ac.uk/search/details/?property=46|website=The University of Manchester|access-date=16 January 2016}} The site was used as part of the Commonwealth Games Athletes' village and included investment in a £750,000 security system

In 2021 Owens Park was closed, and as of 2023 is awaiting demolition as part of the Fallowfield Campus redevelopment plan.

The Richmond Park halls of residence, constructed in 1994, are built on the site of the former Fallowfield Stadium where the 1893 FA Cup Final was played.{{cite book |last=Inglis |first=Simon |author-link=Simon Inglis |title=Played in Manchester |publisher=English Heritage |location=Swindon |date=2004 |isbn=978-1-873592-78-6 |page=62}}{{cite book|title=Manchester City Council Report for Resolution|date=8 April 2014|publisher=Manchester City Council|pages=33–34|url=http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/18135/item_7_-_the_university_of_manchester_s_fallowfield_campus_%E2%80%93_development_framework|access-date=12 January 2016|format=PDF|chapter=The University of Manchester's Fallowfield Campus: A Draft Development Framework: History}} Situated on Whitworth Lane it consists of eight blocks of eight flats each with eight bedrooms.{{cite web|title=Richmond Park|url=http://www.accommodation.manchester.ac.uk/search/details/?property=47|website=The University of Manchester|access-date=16 January 2016}}

Named in memory of Ron Unsworth, Unsworth Park opened in 2019 and provides accommodation for a total of 1122 students across 8 accommodation blocks named after bees (Bilberry, Bumble, Carder, Heath, Honey, Marsham, Mason and Tawny) and there is also The Meadow amenities and learning block.{{cite web|title=Unsworth Park|url=http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=44162|website=The University of Manchester|access-date=15 December 2020}}Image:Chcc blue sky.jpg]]

Named after writer Alison Uttley, Uttley House opened in 2021 in the former Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre. Featuring a bar, computer cluster and amenities room, half the rooms are allocated to postgraduates and is billed by the university as a quieter halls of residence.{{Cite web |title=Details (The University of Manchester) |url=https://www.accommodation.manchester.ac.uk/search/details/?property=64 |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=www.accommodation.manchester.ac.uk}}

{{further|Woolton Hall, Manchester}}

Woolton Hall is a mixed sex hall on Whitworth Lane{{cite web|title=Woolton Hall|url=http://www.accommodation.manchester.ac.uk/search/details/?property=55|website=The University of Manchester|access-date=16 January 2016}} It was founded in 1959 as male-only{{cite book|author1=Pullan, Brian|author2=Abendstern, Michele|title=A History of the University of Manchester, 1951-73|date=2000|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn=9780719056703|page=116|edition=Illustrated|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GRCwn1NhCEgC|access-date=16 January 2016}} and was subject to much criticism due to the male cliques. At one point, it was described as a 'secretive little bastion of misogyny' with many of the residents displaying sexist attitudes.{{cite book|author1=Pullan, Brian|author2=Abendstern, Michele|title=A History of the University of Manchester, 1973-90|date=2004|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn= 9781847795519 |pages=285–288|edition=Illustrated|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uY3aCQAAQBAJ|access-date=16 January 2016}} The halls were changed to mixed-sex accommodation in 1991.

• Linton House on Wellington Road has rooms for eleven single occupancy, nineteen double and five family room.{{cite web|title=Linton House|url=http://www.accommodation.manchester.ac.uk/search/details/?property=58|website=The University of Manchester|access-date=16 January 2016}}
• The Firs Villa, on Whitworth Lane next to Richmond Park, accommodates four students.{{cite web|title=The Firs Villa|url=http://www.accommodation.manchester.ac.uk/search/details/?property=51|website=The University of Manchester|access-date=16 January 2016}}

Fallowfield Campus is home to the university's botany grounds, the Firs Environmental Research Station.{{cite web|title=Firs Experimental Gardens|url=http://www.plantsciences.ls.manchester.ac.uk/plantsforthepublic/Firs/|website=The University of Manchester|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420145726/http://www.plantsciences.ls.manchester.ac.uk/plantsforthepublic/Firs/|archive-date=20 April 2016|url-status=dead}} It consists of 18 buildings which include greenhouses, along with planting and ancillary buildings. There are also teaching and research gardens.{{cite news|last1=Tighe|first1=Chris|title=University botanic gardens threatened|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/003ab824-3575-11e2-bf77-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3xRwx3Cbs|access-date=16 January 2016|publisher=Financial Times|date=23 November 2012}} In 2020, as a result of a £2 million endowment, the greenhouses were substantially upgraded.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-15 |title=FIRS Environmental Research Centre gets £2m makeover |url=https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/science-engineering/2020/10/15/firs-environmental-research-centre-gets-2m-makeover/ |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=Science and Engineering |language=en-US}}

The campus also includes the Limes, the catering and maintenance facility for the university.{{cite web|title=Fallowfield Campus Development Framework|url=http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/18135/item_7_-_the_university_of_manchester_s_fallowfield_campus_%E2%80%93_development_framework|website=Manchester.gov.uk|publisher=Manchester Council|page=34|format=pdf}} Plans have been proposed to demolish the site and replace it with four storey, town house style, residential accommodation for students.{{cite news|title=Manchester City Council: Planning and Highways Committee|url=http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/20056/7_-_university_of_manchester_owens_park_fallowfield_campus_wilmslow_road_fallowfield_manchester_m14_6hd|access-date=19 January 2016|publisher=Manchester City Council|date=10 December 2015}} The Armitage Sports Centre is a sports centre and ground available to both students and other members of the public. It includes a number of grass and all-weather pitches for outdoor sports along with fitness classes indoors.

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