# Wythenshawe Bus Garage

Manchester, United Kingdom · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-1dda0d5b28` · release 2026-10-22

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/manchester-wythenshawe-bus-garage/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-1dda0d5b28.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-1dda0d5b28.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-1dda0d5b28

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | none |
| New use | industrial | none |
| What is there now | used it for building Lancaster aircraft during the Second World War | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1939 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Ministry of Aircraft Production and A. V. Roe & Co. Ltd. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Parties

- Ministry of Aircraft Production and A. V. Roe & Co. Ltd. — developer

## Timeline

- 1939: Opened

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Wythenshawe () is an area of Manchester, England. Historically part of Cheshire, in 1931 Wythenshawe was transferred to the City of Manchester, which had begun building a large housing estate there in the 1920s. With an area of approximately 11 square miles (28 km2), Wythenshawe became the largest council estate in Europe.
Wythenshawe includes the areas of Baguley, Benchill, Peel Hall, Newall Green, Woodhouse Park, Moss Nook, Northern Moor, Northenden and Sharston.


== History ==
The name Wythenshawe seems to come from the Old English wiðign, meaning "withy tree", and sceaga, meaning "wood" (compare dialectal word shaw).

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wythenshawe

## Sources

- Wythenshawe — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wythenshawe

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Wythenshawe Bus Garage, Manchester, United Kingdom." Record n-1dda0d5b28, release 2026-10-22, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/manchester-wythenshawe-bus-garage/ (accessed 2026-10-22).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_manchesterwythenshawebusgarage,
  title = {Wythenshawe Bus Garage, Manchester, United Kingdom},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/manchester-wythenshawe-bus-garage/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-1dda0d5b28, release 2026-10-22, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-22}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.