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		1	2 Town Hall Tour Town Hall Tour Manchester Uncovered Manchester Uncovered 02/02/2012 11:00 am – 02/02/2012 1:00 pm John Alker reveals the stories behind the great buildings and most important sights in Manchester. Town Hall Murals Town Hall Murals 02/02/2012 1:30 pm – 02/02/2012 3:00 pm Ed Glinert takes a detailed look at Ford Madox Brown’s 12 ingenious and brilliantly detailed panels of Manchester and English history that decorate the extraordinary Great Hall of Manchester Town…	3 Town Hall Murals Manchester in the Days of Rock Manchester in the Days of Rock 03/02/2012 1:00 pm – 03/02/2012 2:40 pm The Beatles, Stones, Who, Floyd, Cream, Hendrix, Dylan and more. Let’s roooooooooock!	4 Manchester in the Days of Rock Underground Manchester (12 noon, 1pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 5pm, 6.30pm) – moved from 21 Jan Underground Manchester (12 noon, 1pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 5pm, 6.30pm) – moved from 21 Jan Dare to drop down, down, deeper and down, into the deepest depths of the dark, dank city. This is the New Manchester Walks’ tour par excellence. Bring a torch and stout…	5 Underground Manchester (12 noon, 1pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 5pm, 6.30pm) – moved from 21 Jan Town Hall Tour Town Hall Tour 05/02/2012 12:00 pm – 05/02/2012 2:00 pm Manchester’s municipal palace in all its grand Gothic glory comes alive with a tour led by Ed Glinert, author of “The Manchester Compendium”. This is the de-luxe tour – from the…
6 Town Hall Tour Town Hall Tour Manchester United Manchester United 06/02/2012 11:00 am – 06/02/2012 1:00 pm The story of the world’s most famous football club – from railway works team to European Champions; from Carey, Mitten and Edwards to Best, Law and Charlton; Cantona, Giggs and… Mediaeval Manchester Mediaeval Manchester 06/02/2012 3:00 pm – 06/02/2012 5:00 pm In the heart of the oldest part of post-Roman Manchester lies Europe’s oldest library and a pre-Norman church. Alongside are the three waterways (one obvious, one submerged, one dried up)…	7 Mediaeval Manchester Charles Dickens at 200 Charles Dickens at 200 07/02/2012 11:00 am – 07/02/2012 12:30 pm Bleak House starts with a one-word sentence: “London”. Charles Dickens probably considered starting “Hard Times” with a similar one-word sentence: “Manchester”, except that he hedged his bets by calling his…	8 Charles Dickens at 200 Charles Dickens at 200 Charles Dickens at 200 Seditious Salford Seditious Salford 08/02/2012 11:30 am – 08/02/2012 1:10 pm The left bank of the Irwell has long been a hotbed of fiery political activity. After all, it was outside Salford Town Hall that a crowd of many thousands led… Fear & Loathing in Manchester (The Rise of the Revolutionary City) Fear & Loathing in Manchester (The Rise of the Revolutionary City) 08/02/2012 2:30 pm – 08/02/2012 4:30 pm Manchester is a political city, a bolshie city. It has been a shock city, a suffragette city, and, if some have their way, it might become a fascist city. This… Town Hall in the Evening Town Hall in the Evening 08/02/2012 5:30 pm – 08/02/2012 7:30 pm Manchester’s municipal palace in all its grand Gothic glory comes alive with a tour led by Ed Glinert, author of “The Manchester Compendium”. This is the de-luxe tour – from the…	9 Town Hall in the Evening Town Hall in the Evening Manchester Uncovered Manchester Uncovered 09/02/2012 11:00 am – 09/02/2012 1:00 pm John Alker reveals the stories behind the great buildings and most important sights in Manchester. Politics & Poverty – Hard Times Politics & Poverty – Hard Times 09/02/2012 1:30 pm – 09/02/2012 3:00 pm Cholera pits, mills and maelstroms, scuttlers and hawkers.	10 Politics & Poverty – Hard Times Politics & Poverty – Hard Times Politics & Poverty – Hard Times Manchester Cathedral & Chetham’s Manchester Cathedral & Chetham’s 10/02/2012 10:30 am – 10/02/2012 12:30 pm The centre of medieval Manchester, an ancient place of worship and Europe’s oldest library. See Walks & Tours (Town Hall etc, Cathedral & Chetham’s). The Manchester Architecture Trail The Manchester Architecture Trail 10/02/2012 1:00 pm – 10/02/2012 3:00 pm Merchants’ palaces, Gothic towers, Baroque fantasies and Classical temples: Manchester city centre is lined with architectural splendour, from the soaring spires of Manchester Town Hall to the mathematical purity of… Ghosts, Ghouls & Gore Ghosts, Ghouls & Gore 10/02/2012 6:00 pm – 10/02/2012 7:40 pm Screaming skulls, headless corpses, ice maidens, necromancers and the unspeakable awfulness of being buried alive. It’s A Grave Night Out!	11 Ghosts, Ghouls & Gore Underground Manchester (12 noon, 1pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 5pm, 6.30pm) Underground Manchester (12 noon, 1pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 5pm, 6.30pm) Dare to drop down, down, deeper and down, into the deepest depths of the dark, dank city. This is the New Manchester Walks’ tour par excellence. Bring a torch and stout…	12 Underground Manchester (12 noon, 1pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 5pm, 6.30pm) Underground Manchester (12 noon, 1pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 5pm, 6.30pm) Underground Manchester (12 noon, 1pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 5pm, 6.30pm) Gorton Monastery & Gorton Gorton Monastery & Gorton 12/02/2012 11:30 am – 12/02/2012 1:00 pm Gorton is a bit, well, industrial, and run down, but it does boast of one of the most beautiful (former) churches in the country; a world heritage site no less… C. P. Lee’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Walk C. P. Lee’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Walk 12/02/2012 2:00 pm – 12/02/2012 4:00 pm Tales of music madness with a true Manchester legend. C. P. Lee is the chronicler of Bob Dylan, holder of the flame for anarchic mid-20th century comic Frank Randle, and… Town Hall Murals Town Hall Murals 12/02/2012 3:00 pm – 12/02/2012 5:00 pm Ed Glinert takes a detailed look at Ford Madox Brown’s 12 ingenious and brilliantly detailed panels of Manchester and English history that decorate the extraordinary Great Hall of Manchester Town…
13	14 Town Hall Murals Cotton – The Cloth That Cut Manchester Cotton – The Cloth That Cut Manchester 14/02/2012 11:00 am – 14/02/2012 1:00 pm Cotton’s rich legacy can be found across Manchester, from the fabulously ornate Watts’ Warehouse (now the Britannia Hotel) to the 18th century weavers cottages, remarkable survivals on Portland Street; from…	15 Cotton – The Cloth That Cut Manchester Cotton – The Cloth That Cut Manchester Town Hall Tour Town Hall Tour 15/02/2012 12:00 pm – 15/02/2012 2:00 pm Manchester’s municipal palace in all its grand Gothic glory comes alive with a tour led by Ed Glinert, author of “The Manchester Compendium”. This is the de-luxe tour – from the… Spies & Spooks Spies & Spooks 15/02/2012 2:30 pm – 15/02/2012 4:10 pm This is a public announcement from MI5. We have seized all details of New Manchester Walks’ Spies & Spooks tours on grounds of national security and refuse to reveal any details…	16	17 Spies & Spooks Spies & Spooks Manchester Music Tour Manchester Music Tour 17/02/2012 1:00 pm – 17/02/2012 3:00 pm Forget Memphis and the Mersey, Manchester is Music City, a factory of superior song-making and stirring soundscapes courtesy of The Smiths, Joy Division, The Fall, Buzzcocks, John Cooper Clarke, Oasis, New Order,… Ghosts, Ghouls & Gore Ghosts, Ghouls & Gore 17/02/2012 6:00 pm – 17/02/2012 7:30 pm Screaming skulls, headless corpses, ice maidens, necromancers and the unspeakable awfulness of being buried alive again and again and again. It’s A Grave Night Out!	18 Ghosts, Ghouls & Gore Ghosts, Ghouls & Gore Royal Exchange & John Rylands Library Royal Exchange & John Rylands Library 18/02/2012 10:30 am – 18/02/2012 12:15 pm From Britain’s most spectacular theatre to a library that looks like a cathedral, this is a double tour of two extraordinary Manchester buildings, brought to life by tour guide Ed… Airport & Aviation – Manchester in Flight Airport & Aviation – Manchester in Flight 18/02/2012 10:30 am – 18/02/2012 12:10 pm It all took off in Manchester in 1910 with the world’s first aircraft factory, and the city’s been flying high since. Meet at the Airport Station barrier for our tour…	19 Airport & Aviation – Manchester in Flight Airport & Aviation – Manchester in Flight Ardwick Ardwick 19/02/2012 11:00 am – 19/02/2012 1:00 pm Limeworks, ironworks, boilerworks, factories and mills – this was industrial Manchester at its noisiest and dirtiest. . Radisson Edwardian Hotel/Free Trade Hall Radisson Edwardian Hotel/Free Trade Hall 19/02/2012 4:00 pm – 19/02/2012 5:40 pm Manchester’s most important building, a Victorian palace built as a celebration of free trade, (the system that made the city rich), is now the city’s only 5-Star hotel, stamping ground…
20 Radisson Edwardian Hotel/Free Trade Hall Ancoats – Workshop of the World Ancoats – Workshop of the World 20/02/2012 11:30 am – 20/02/2012 1:30 pm At the eastern edge of Manchester city centre lies the world’s first industrial suburb, a land of monstrous mills, once blackened with soot and deafened with the noise of thundering…	21	22 Ancoats – Workshop of the World Ancoats – Workshop of the World The Hidden Gems of Manchester The Hidden Gems of Manchester 22/02/2012 11:00 am – 22/02/2012 1:00 pm Watch your step around Manchester because you should be looking up, down, across, back and forth – closer than ever at the city all around to find the hidden gems… The Horrors of Eating & Drinking in Victorian Manchester The Horrors of Eating & Drinking in Victorian Manchester 22/02/2012 2:30 pm – 22/02/2012 4:00 pm Cow pie crafted from bovines masticating in the fields of Flixton, eels caught in the river Irk and fried in lard, turtle soup from real turtles hidden in the hold…	23 The Horrors of Eating & Drinking in Victorian Manchester The Horrors of Eating & Drinking in Victorian Manchester Manchester Uncovered Manchester Uncovered 23/02/2012 11:00 am – 23/02/2012 1:00 pm John Alker reveals the best stories behind Manchester’s greatest buildings and most important sights. City of Culture City of Culture 23/02/2012 1:30 pm – 23/02/2012 3:30 pm The greatest collection of art treasures ever seen, Britain’s oldest orchestra, and the country’s most spectacular theatre.	24 City of Culture City of Culture City of Culture The Pre-Raphaelites/Great Art Treasures (Histories Fest) The Pre-Raphaelites/Great Art Treasures (Histories Fest) 24/02/2012 10:30 am – 24/02/2012 12:30 pm They were the Brotherhood, Britain’s most spectacular school of art, whose legacy fills Manchester Art Gallery. This is a tour of some of the most spell-binding artefacts in existence: “Autumn… The Manchester Architecture Trail The Manchester Architecture Trail 24/02/2012 1:00 pm – 24/02/2012 3:00 pm Merchants’ palaces, Gothic towers, Baroque fantasies and Classical temples: Manchester city centre is lined with architectural splendour, from the soaring spires of Manchester Town Hall to the mathematical purity of… Ghosts, Ghouls and Gore Ghosts, Ghouls and Gore 24/02/2012 6:00 pm – 24/02/2012 7:30 pm Screaming skulls, headless corpses, ice maidens, necromancers and the unspeakable awfulness of being buried alive again and again and again. It’s A Grave Night Out!	25 Ghosts, Ghouls and Gore Ghosts, Ghouls and Gore Underground Manchester (various times) Underground Manchester (various times) This is the tour extraordinaire as featured in the Daily Telegraph, Manchester Evening News and on Granada Reports. We leave the bright lights of the city to go down, down, deeper and down… Canal Cruise Canal Cruise 25/02/2012 11:30 am – 25/02/2012 2:30 pm New Manchester Walks on water during this 3-hour canal trip (with commentary) on the L. S. Lowry boat as we cruise along the Bridgewater Canal, Manchester Ship Canal and River…	26 Canal Cruise Clock Tower Clock Tower We go beyond the confines of Manchester Town Hall up the soaring clock tower to see the magical metallic machinery move about, to stand behind the huge clock faces, to…
27 Clock Tower Clock Tower Theatreland – Histories Festival Special Theatreland – Histories Festival Special 27/02/2012 11:00 am – 27/02/2012 1:00 pm Manchester on stage – Annie Horniman at the Gaiety, Henry Irving at the Theatre Royal , Tom Courtenay at the Royal Exchange, Dickens at the Free Trade Hall - with John… Old Salford Pub Walk – Histories Festival Special Old Salford Pub Walk – Histories Festival Special 27/02/2012 6:00 pm – 27/02/2012 8:15 pm Old Salford easily had the best pub names – the Tripedressers’ Arms, the Moonraker, the Round O’ Beef, the Quiet Woman – and it still has the best pubs: the…	28 Old Salford Pub Walk – Histories Festival Special Architecture – Histories Festival talk Architecture – Histories Festival talk 28/02/2012 6:00 pm – 28/02/2012 7:30 pm * Ed Glinert will be hosting a powerpoint presentation on Manchester architecture for the Manchester Histories Festival at the Portico Library on Tue 28 Feb at 6pm. It’s free! *** “One can scarcely…	29 Architecture – Histories Festival talk Charles Dickens – Histories Festival Special Charles Dickens – Histories Festival Special 29/02/2012 2:00 pm – 29/02/2012 3:30 pm Bleak House starts with a one-word sentence: “London”. Charles Dickens probably considered starting “Hard Times” with a similar one-word sentence: “Manchester”, except that he hedged his bets by calling his…