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Didsbury house where one TV's most famous faces was born goes on sale

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Get the latest property market news straight to your inbox From the outside it looks like a typical, unassuming semi in suburban south Manchester.

But this five bedroom house in Didsbury played an unlikely role in television history and 20th Century modern art. Formerly home to renowned sculptor Mitzi Cunliffe, it's where the artist produced many of her most celebrated works.

And, working in a garage which had been converted into her studio, it's also where in 1955 she designed the BAFTA gold mask statue, which is still given to winners at the annual TV awards ceremony to this today. READ MORE: The most unique two-bed houses in Greater Manchester are tucked away on a private road New York-born Mitzi moved to Manchester after marrying

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