Town Hall and the Main Buildings
John Rylands Library
Next tour: Thursday 9 May 2024, 11.30 a.m. Meet: Outside St Ann’s Church, St Ann Street. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. *** The only way to truly understand the magic of what is the No. 1 Manchester Attraction on Trip Advisor is on our regular tour. This is more than a …
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Manchester Town Hall Tour (on Zoom)
Next Zoom tour & exploration: Wednesday 27 April 2022, 7pm. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Meet: On your computer! Cost: £8.25. No booking fee. *** Manchester Town Hall – the full tour on Zoom! Yes, while England’s greatest town hall is closed for renovations (reopening 2024), come with us on this ingenious …
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- Oppenheimer – the Manchester atomic connection
The atom bomb is hot news right now, thanks to this summer’s big blockbuster film, Oppenheimer, 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.
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