Editing Ardwick (section)

==Present day==
Ardwick Green Park has recently been refurbished, and though the pond is no more, it still contains an interesting [[glacial erratic]] in the form of a boulder.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/894061 |title=Geograph:: Glacial erratic at Ardwick Green |work=geograph.org.uk |access-date=9 December 2017 |archive-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019020035/http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/894061 |url-status=live }}</ref> There is also a [[cenotaph]] commemorating the Eighth Ardwicks, once a [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] unit of the [[Manchester Regiment]]. [[Ardwick Green Barracks]] is a fine Victorian castellated structure bearing the old volunteer motto "Defence Not Defiance". It is still in military use today.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour8/area8page37.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306141313/http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour8/area8page37.html |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=dead |title=Territorial Army Barracks - Ardwick Green |work=manchesterhistory.net}}</ref>

The [[Manchester Apollo]], a 1930s [[Art Deco]] theatre, is one of Ardwick's most famous landmarks: it was in use as a cinema from 1943 and was renamed the ABC Ardwick in 1962.  An independent operator took over in 1977 and staged pop concerts interspersed with the occasional film, until dropping films entirely.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/1238 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121042554/http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/1238 |archive-date=21 January 2020 |url-status=live |title=O2 Apollo Manchester in Manchester, GB |work=Cinema Treasures}}</ref> The venue now plays host to national and international performing artists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.o2apollomanchester.co.uk/info/index.aspx?AID=aa318909-9c97-4d85-970c-20b3f711116d&i=bio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306213530/http://www.o2apollomanchester.co.uk/info/index.aspx?AID=aa318909-9c97-4d85-970c-20b3f711116d&i=bio |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=dead |title=O2 Apollo Manchester |work=o2apollomanchester.co.uk}}</ref>

Extensive demolition of dilapidated [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] terraces took place around Ardwick during the 1960s. Some residents remained in the area in new [[Council housing|council-owned]] houses and flats, while others were moved to [[overspill estate]]s<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aboutmanchester.co.uk/celebrating-ardwicks-history/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207161325/https://aboutmanchester.co.uk/celebrating-ardwicks-history/ |archive-date=7 February 2020 |url-status=live |title=Celebrating Ardwick's History |publisher=About Manchester |first=Nigel |last=Barlow |date=25 June 2015}}</ref> such as [[Hattersley]].