Discover Manchester’s rich, vibrant and barely believable history this weekend.
* Sat 7 June, “The Secret History of Manchester”, 11am from outside the Mercure Hotel.
* Sat 7 June, “Secrets of Ancoats”, 2pm from outside Band on the Wall.
* Fri 13 June, “Castlefield pub Walk”, 6pm from outside the Beetham Tower on Deansgate.
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Did you see Oppenheimer, the blockbuster, Oscar-winning film about the atom bomb, named after J. Robert Oppenheimer, organiser of the Manhattan Project which dropped the bombs on Japan in 1945?
Ed Glinert of New Manchester Walks, who has hosted countless local tours that include stopping at the atomic bunker on Chinatown’s George Street, and gives talks on the story of the atom bomb on cruise ships, relates the full atomic story to coincide with the release of the film and as the 78th anniversary of the dropping of the bombs in August 1945 to end the Second World War approaches. Continue reading