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John Rylands Library tours are back!

The work on making the Library look beautiful again is over, and we have been invited to resume our unique tours: “John Rylands Library and More”.
So tickets are now available for booking for the first John Rylands Library tours for nearly a year!
Must be booked on Eventbrite, as we can only take 30.
* Wed 16 July, 11.15am.
* Thu 7 August, 11.15am. Continue reading

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Walks Coming Up Soon. Get Booking!

Discover Manchester’s rich, vibrant and barely believable history this mid-June weekend coming up.
* Sun 29 June, “The Grand Canals of Manchester”, 12 noon, from outside the Malmaison Hotel, 3 Piccadilly (corner with Auburn Street). 
* Fri 4 July, “Jewish Manchester”, 12 noon from Victoria Station wallmap.
* Sat 5 July, “Angel Meadow: Victorian Hell-Hole”, 12 noon from Victoria Station wallmap.

Please book on Eventbrite. No link needed. Just Google Eventbrite and the name of the tour. Continue reading

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The Hireling Shepherd

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Astarte Syriaca

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The Scapegoat

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Ford Madox Brown’s Work

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Autumn Leaves

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The Light of the World

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Industry

Next tour: No new dates. Meet: Midland Hotel, Peter Street. To book privately (ideal for schools and universities): please e-mail info@newmanchesterwalks.com. Manchester was the world’s first industrial city – the first place to use the factory system to mass produce … Continue reading

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Chilling Tales from the Manchester Graveyards (on Hallowe’en)

Next walking tour: Tuesday 31 October 2024 (Hallowe’en), 5.30 p.m. Meet: Victoria Station Wallmap. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Enter, if you dare, a nether world of murder, assassination, hanging, homicide, regicide, talking corpses and some really … Continue reading

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