Chorlton-on-Medlock in Manchester in Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Marie Stopes

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 14, 2026

1. Marie Stopes Marker

Inscription.
The University of Manchester
commemorates

Marie Stopes
1880–1958

Palaeobotanist and
Pioneer of Family Planning
Lecturer in Palaeobotany
1904–1907

Erected by The University of Manchester.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Paleontology • Science & Medicine • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 53° 27.951′ N, 2° 14.051′ W. Marker is in Manchester, England, in Greater Manchester. It is in Chorlton-on-Medlock. It is at the intersection of Oxford Road and Brunswick Street, on the left when traveling north on Oxford Road. This marker is located on the Old Quadrangle. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 Oxford Road, Manchester, England M13 9NR, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North West England.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Beyer Building (a few steps from this marker); Alison Uttley (within shouting distance of this marker); Ernest Lord Rutherford (within shouting distance of this marker); The University of Manchester World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Infected Blood Inquiry Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rutherford Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The University of Manchester World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Ellen Wilkinson (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manchester.

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Also see . . . Marie Stopes: the Manchester academic who helped change women’s lives (I Love Manchester).

Her name is often linked to the birth control clinics that later carried her name, but long before that, Stopes was a Manchester academic with a fierce belief that women deserved knowledge, autonomy and dignity when it came to their own bodies.

(Submitted on October 31, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

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Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 14, 2026

2. Marie Stopes Marker

The plaque is located on the left when entering the Beyer Building.

plaque

Marie Stopes at her laboratory in the Victoria University of Manchester image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Cuerden - Marie Stopes International Australia, 1904

3. Marie Stopes at her laboratory in the Victoria University of Manchester

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 31, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.