Interview and introduction by Emily Oldfield Tucked down the backstreets of the Northern Quarter – on Faraday Street - you will find a seriously atmospheric music venue with an intriguing underground stage, off-the-wall music, a chilled-out vibe and plenty of passion: The Peer Hat. Old English…
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The twenty-third 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…
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As lockdown is lifted and more businesses start to open, we’re providing a few suggestions on what you can safely see and do in Greater Manchester from Friday 24th of July as well as ideas for what to start planning for future weeks across the summer. All businesses are following the relevant…
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As lockdown is lifted and more businesses start to open we’re providing a few suggestions on what you can safely see and do in Greater Manchester from Friday 17th of July. All businesses are following the relevant government guidance but please check with them before visiting, particularly to check…
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By Anne Beswick There are bees all over Manchester, swarms of those sweetest and busiest of insects are everywhere. Even in the depths of winter they are here, on every bollard and bench, on buildings and bins all over our city. The bee is the symbol of Manchester and this city of industry is…
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Northeast of Manchester city centre, in an area now known as the ‘Green Quarter’, a place with a particularly gruesome history is there to be discovered; St Michael’s Flags and Angel Meadow. It can be found between Rochdale Road and the River Irk, covering several acres – complete with its own park…
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The award-winning and internationally renowned Manchester Music Tours - created by Inspiral Carpets' drummer - Craig Gill is being relaunched in November. Craig built up a series of music tours over the years to reflect the popularity of some of Manchester's most celebrated music exports. Tours…
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Manchester has been successful in its bid to join UNESCO’s worldwide Creative Cities network as a City of Literature. Manchester, which built the UK’s first public lending library and gave the world the work of great writers including Elizabeth Gaskell and Anthony Burgess, will join cities…
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Manchester stories that have shaped the modern world. Rolls Royce In 1904 Frederick Royce produced the first car from his factory in Cooke Street, Hulme. He soon attracted the attention of Charles Rolls and following a meeting in the Midland Hotel, they set up the famous company bearing their names…
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