Alport Lodge, Manchester and James Stanley blue plaque
Overview
Alport Lodge, Manchester and James Stanley blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in Manchester. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: This blue commemorative plaque records: Site of Alport Lodge.
Why it was made
The saved source records: Site of Alport Lodge. In a siege of the town in September 1642 Lord Strange's Royalist forces fired cannon from here along Deansgate.
People and events
The saved source records: Site of Alport Lodge. In a siege of the town in September 1642 Lord Strange's Royalist forces fired cannon from here along Deansgate.
How it worked
The label Blue plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Blue plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Alport Lodge, Manchester and James Stanley blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Site of Alport Lodge. In a siege of the town in September 1642 Lord Strange's Royalist forces fired cannon from here along Deansgate. The importance lies in what the inscription remembers, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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