An article and photographic account of Wigan's Civic Centre by Steve Marland, originally posted on his Modern Mooch website here and reblogged below with Steve's kind permission. Over the coming weeks, Haunt will share a number of Steve’s articles, which often encounter hidden histories of place…
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On Wednesday 11 March Haunt Manchester’s Dr Emma Liggins and Dr Matt Foley (both of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University) went along to The Lowry to see Opera North’s The Turn of the Screw – a revival of the chamber opera written by Benjamin Britten and based…
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Spring has sprung at Three Little Words, Manchester’s independent, premium cocktail bar and restaurant, and it’s celebrating with an all-new, but just as delicious, food menu. From Monday 9 th March, visitors will be spoilt for choice with a new internationally inspired food menu that features…
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Explore Victoria Baths – the beautiful baths complex dating from 1906 and located just outside Manchester city centre – in a whole new way, as a brand new tour will reveal how the building has starred in a number of popular TV dramas! Did you know that the likes of Peaky Blinders, Mrs Biggs and…
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The ninth instalment as part of an ongoing series for Haunt Manchester by Dr Peter N. Lindfield FSA, exploring Greater Manchester’s Gothic architecture and hidden heritage. Peter’s previous Haunt Manchester articles include features on Ordsall Hall, Albert’s Schloss and Albert Hall, the Mancunian…
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A bustling series of stallholders, live music and plenty of refreshments – that is the format of the much-loved Levenshulme Market, returning for 2020 on Saturday 7 March (10am-4pm) to Levenshulme Train Station car park. Following on from recently being crowned the UK’s ‘Best Small Outdoor Market’…
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The Great Northern Wildness School of Printmaking 北大荒版画学派 –also known as Beidahuang – is an intriguing school of art at the centre of a new Manchester-based exhibition: The Soul of the Black Earth – located within the opening foyer of the Alliance Manchester Business School until the 13 March 2020…
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The eighth instalment as part of an ongoing series for Haunt Manchester by Dr Peter N. Lindfield FSA, exploring Greater Manchester’s Gothic architecture and hidden heritage. Peter’s previous Haunt Manchester articles include features on Ordsall Hall, Albert’s Schloss and Albert Hall, the Mancunian…
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Elizabeth Gaskell’s House is an impressive Grade II* listed property on Plymouth Grove – the former home of the influential Victorian novelist and cultural figure – open to the public as a visitor attraction since 2014. Yet although much of the home has been restored and is a wonderful example of…
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From embarking on the Original Manchester Ghost Walk to delving into the dark history of Didsbury and even exploring a secretive Stockport air raid shelter - Flecky Bennett’s ghost walks cover Greater Manchester and beyond… immersive experiences that are sure to thrill! Flecky Bennett (pictured…
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