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Edwardian Manchester
Next tour: No dates yet. Meet: outside Oxford Road station, time tbc. 1901-10: Britain was at its height as an imperial and commercial power, and Manchester was its industrial capital, a city buzzing with cotton trading and machine-making, lined with … Continue reading
American Manchester
Next tour: 4th of July surprisingly. Meet: tbc. Booking: Just turn up y’all and pay the dude. “The King said he’s gonna put a tax on tea/That’s why y’all Americans drink coffee.” Which king? And what’s the link between him, … Continue reading
Matt Busby – The Man Who Made Manchester “united”
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
Manchester United – The Story of the World’s Most Famous Football Club
Next tour: Sunday 22 July 2018, 2.30pm. Meet: National Football Museum, Cathedral Gardens. Booking: Please book here with eventbrite. Once they were Newton Heath: Newton Heath Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway to be exact. A railway team, formed in 1878 in east … Continue reading
George Best’s Manchester – The Good, The Bad, The Bubbly
Next tour: Sat 22 May 2021, 11am. Meet: Victoria Station wallmap. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. There was Oscar’s, the Brown Bull, Slack Alice’s and Edwardia – Manchester clubs, pubs, night time venues and boutiques. Somehow, amongst all … Continue reading
Football Pub Walk – Booze, Brawls, Babes & Pints of Best
Next tour: No public dates, but we are delighted to be soon taking round members of the Norwegian/ Manchester United supporters at home games. *** Football is a thirsty business, which is probably why some of the greatest players to … Continue reading
Best, Law, Charlton – The Trinity
George Best was the greatest player ever to come out of the British Isles. A mercurial winger, a dazzling dribbler, a magician, a maverick. As the saying goes: “Maradona good; Pelé better; George Best”. Denis Law was European Footballer of the … Continue reading
Salford Quays…Old Docks…Media City
Next tour: Friday 22 May 2026. Meet: Salford Quays Metrolink stop, 2 p.m. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Huge docks which once harboured the world’s ocean-going liners. Gleaming museums of the modern age. A world famous canal, … Continue reading
Mapping The Medlock – The River That Manchester Forgot
There are three visible rivers in city centre Manchester: the Irwell, the Irk and the Medlock. And it’s the Medlock that we investigate on this tour. The river that Manchester has almost forgotten rises near Oldham and flows westwards through … Continue reading
