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Matt Busby – The Man Who United Manchester
Bob Paisley won more trophies, Bill Shankly made more noise, Alf was better spoken. But nobody commanded more respect than Matt. It may have been the calm air of authority he carried around with him or the fact that he … Continue reading
Charles Dickens in Manchester
Next tour: Saturday 18 October 2025, during the Manchester Literature Festival. Meet: By the Queen Victoria statue, Piccadilly Gardens, 2.30pm. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Private bookings: To book privately, please phone Ed Glinert on 07769 29 8068. … Continue reading
L. S. Lowry’s Manchester
Next Walking tour: Saturday 21 June 2025 Meet: Outside the Mercure Hotel, Portland Street. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Spurned, snubbed and sniggered at, Laurence Stephen Lowry became Britain’s most famous and best-loved 20th century painter, whose … Continue reading
John Dalton – Father of Science
Most scientists do well to dominate thinking in one discipline; John Dalton triumphed in three. Arriving in Manchester in 1793 to teach maths, he engaged in pioneering work into the very nature of matter at the Literary & Philosophy Society’s … Continue reading
George Best’s Manchester – The Good, The Bad, The Bubbly
There was Oscar’s, the Brown Bull, Slack Alice’s and Edwardia – Manchester clubs, pubs, night time venues and boutiques. Somehow, amongst all the high-living and fast rolling there was time for the odd football match. And when he played…whew! In … Continue reading
Engels & Marx in Manchester
Next tour: No public dates. To book a private tour for your organisation, please e-mail info@new manchesterwalks.com. Booking: *** Follow in the footsteps of Karl Marx, inventor of that phenomenally popular political system – communism – and Friedrich Engels, the … Continue reading
Elizabeth Gaskell’s Manchester
Next tour: During the 2023 Manchester Literature Festival, date to be announced. Meet: St Ann’s Church, time tbc Booking: The story so far: Elizabeth Gaskell was born Elizabeth Stevenson in Chelsea and raised in Knutsford. She worked in Manchester, combatting … Continue reading
Disraeli, Gladstone and Cobden – Victorian Titans
Benjamin Disraeli: 19th century prime minister and celebrated author. Ah, the days when the most powerful politicians could, unlike Gordon Brown, segue words into sentences that shook and stirred the soul rather than mangled the English language. Disraeli, promoter … Continue reading
Control – Ian Curtis’s Manchester
Next public tour: Sunday 18 May 2025, 3pm. Meet: Outside Mercure Hotel, Portland St, near Piccadilly Gdns. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Private Tours: Please e-mail info@newmanchesterwalks.com. Calling all Ian Curtis/Joy Division fans. We meet hundreds of … Continue reading
Best, Law, Charlton – The Trinity
Ed Glinert will be giving a Zoom talk for Trafford Libraries on the three greats at 2pm, Wednesday 5 July 2023. George Best was the greatest player ever to come out of the British Isles. A mercurial winger, a dazzling … Continue reading
