[1] Following significant population growth, largely associated with the textile industry, a local board of health was established in Withington in 1876.

[3] The new building was designed by Lawrence Booth in the Baroque Revival style, built in buff brick with stone dressings at a cost of £2,000 and was completed in 1881.

[10] Manchester City Council continued to use it to deliver services until 1990, when it was declared surplus to requirements, sold for commercial use and converted into offices.

The central bay features a round headed doorway, with voussoirs and a keystone, flanked by brackets supporting a pediment.

The central bay also features a gable with a terracotta roundel, under a band with the wording "LOCAL BOARD OFFICES".