At last, now that it is accessible by tram, we can explore the southern, undiscovered stretches of Ancoats, the world’s first industrial suburb, particularly the forgotten heart of the community around the peculiarly named Every Street, once home to the Roundhouse charitable settlement, Ancoats Hall with its Bonnie Prince Charlie links, the “socialist” chapel and the Ancoats Brotherhood.
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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