The orchid house originally housed a collection of orchids donated by Major Raffles but when the heating system broke down there was no funding to replace it and so these plants were moved to Wythenshawe Park .
Major Raffles is a resident of Didsbury .
The orchid house originally housed a collection of orchids donated by Major Raffles , a resident of Didsbury , but when the heating system broke down there was no funding to replace it and so these plants were moved to Wythenshawe Park .