no more, it still contains an interesting glacial erratic in the form of a boulder. There is also a cenotaph commemorating the Eighth Ardwicks, once a 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. 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. The venue now plays host to national and international performing artists. Extensive demolition of dilapidated Victorian terraces took place around Ardwick during the 1960s. Some residents remained in the area in new council-owned houses and flats, while others were moved to overspill estates such as Hattersley. Demographics (According to 2011 census) White British – 35.5% White Irish – 2.4% White Other – 5.4% Black or Black British – 17.7% Asian or Asian British – 27.4% Other – 5.5% Mixed Race – 6.0% Notable people Nellie Beer Lord Mayor of Manchester Samuel Birch (1735–1811), military officer, was owner of the Ardwick estate (1780–1795) Stephen Bradbury. Artist and illustrator. Born and brought up as a boy in Ardwick. Heywood House, Bennet Street. Edward Brotherton, 1st Baron Brotherton, businessman and philanthropist Joe Brown (1930–2020), climber, was born in Ardwick Edward Evans, the last of the five Moors Murders victims, was from Ardwick. He was 17 years old when murdered. in October 1965. by Ian Brady in Hattersley. Edmund Peck, the illegitimate son of Sir Edmund Buckley. Peck later took the surname Buckley and became Sir Edmund Buckley, 1st Baronet Tom Chantrell, designer of many film posters including The Sound of Music and Star Wars Elizabeth Gaskell, lived in Gaskell House J. Milton Hayes, actor and poet, best known for his 1911 dramatic monologue "The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God" Samuel Hibbert-Ware geologist Leslie Lever, Baron Lever, lawyer and politician, MP for Ardwick Johnny Marr, guitarist, most notably of the Smiths John Howard Nodal, journalist and philologist John Rylands, businessman and philanthropist Bill Tarmey (né William Piddington), actor and singer best known for his portrayal as Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street Ellen Wilkinson, MP, the Ellen Wilkinson High School, was named after her.