MANCHESTER GUIDED WALKS : TALKS : TOURS general history, industrial heritage, canals, cotton, Peterloo, Ancoats, Angel Meadow, NQ, Castlefield.
Manchester UK
Joined July 2011
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From the Archive, a beautifully illustrated letterhead from 1901 featuring an illustration of the CWS central building on Balloon Street, just opposite the Co-op Archive which is at Holyoake House. #Coop180 #CoopArchive
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1/6 🧵I’ve given a few talks recently about trans-Atlantic slavery in British history, to people who really don’t want to hear it. I don’t mean haranguing shoppers in Oxford Street, but talks to church, community and business groups comprised of small ‘c’ conservative White people who’ve been willing to hear me out, even if they find it uncomfortable.
I’ve kept it factual and based it on two main databases: slavevoyages.org/ on British participation in the trans-Atlantic slave ‘trade’ and ucl.ac.uk/lbs/ on slave ownership.
On every occasion, there have been two main objections. In case its useful for others, this thread sets out what they are, along with my own attempts to answer:
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Fabulous buildings - the terrace on Edge Lane are part of the building too.
I'm trying to find an image of the mural in the foyer. Please can anyone help?
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Join us today - free entry until 4pm, choirs, exhibitions, gift shop, tea room and add to our #paintpool 🎨🖌️
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We're loving the amazing creations in our #paintpool 🎨 join us for day 2 of @heritageopenday as we celebrate VBs creative history!
⏰ 11am - 4pm
🎟️ Free Entry
🎶 Choirs at 12, 1 and 2
🎨 Paint Pool & Crafts
🐝 Exhibitions
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Chuffed to find two full sets of #MIF23 Ryan Gander #thefindmcr coins today at Festival Square and inside @factoryintl
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An older woman in the pub carrying a tray of drinks into the beer garden just said to everyone "two soups" and nobody reacted and I think I love her.
Join me today on the beautiful Castlefield Viaduct for my talk on Victorian Workhouses & Asylums, 1pm. @NT_TheNorth
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Tomorrow Wednesday at One series of talks. Victorian Workhouses and Asylums with Elizabeth Sibbering. Castlefield Viaduct @NT_TheNorth Book here nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/c…
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Join us this Sunday 21 May for an Ancoats guided walk led by @MCRTourGuide Sibby to raise funds. Starts 2pm, tickets here: ancoats-walk.eventbrite.co.u…
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I made an interactive map of Manchester's 1832 cholera riot open.substack.com/pub/manche…
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An afternoon tea taxi tour of Manchester? Don't mind if we do! 🫖
And when led by John Consterdine @MCRTaxiTours, you are sure of a good trip, one reason why he is our #TourismSuperstar⭐️finalist!
Vote for John here: fal.cn/3vG94
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Hoping to try something #new this year? How about making 2023 the year you #volunteer? 👍
There are many options for volunteering with #VictoriaBaths, and not all need a boilersuit! Find out more about how to get involved via our Volunteer Page here 🔗 ow.ly/ranr50MxHf9
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John Edward Taylor, cotton merchant who founded the Manchester Guardian, died #OnThisDay 1844. The paper was described by a rival, working-class paper as a “foul prostitute and dirty parasite of the worst portion of the mill-owners.”
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#Behindthescenes
Can you spot the difference from our usual Gala Pool appearance? What are we missing here?
Answers to follow!
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Interior of the Manchester Royal Exchange, 1877, by H. L. Saunders (d.1899) and Frederick Sargent (1837-99), @mcrartgallery. At its peak, up to 11,000 cotton merchants traded every Tuesday and Friday. While Liverpool traded raw cotton, Manchester traded goods for global export.
