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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 10 September, 11.15 am.
* Fri 12 September, 11.15am.
These tours start from outside St Ann’s Church.
Please do not go to the Library first! Continue reading
Upcoming Manchester Walks
Please book on Eventbrite
Sat 9 Aug
* “Marx & Engels in Manchester”, 11.30am, from the Engels statue outside HOME.
* “The Grand Canals of Manchester”, 2.30pm from outside Oxford Road station.
Sun 10 Aug
* “Tony Wilson’s Manchester” (on the 18th anniversary of his death), 12 noon, HOME.
Mon 11 Aug
* The Glories of Manchester Architecture”, 12 noon, Midland Hotel. Continue reading
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
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