Manchester Cathedral receives £88,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund
Manchester Cathedral has received £88,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for an exciting project, appraising a Transformational Heritage Project, in central Manchester.
Made possible...
A Unique twist on the Bridgewater Canal’s history
From a Thirteen O Clock tea cosy to a Brindley bobble hat – there aren’t many canals which have inspired a knitting book.
But this...
New report says almost half of all historic mills in Greater Manchester have been...
England’s textile mills, once the workshop of the world, were the original Northern Powerhouse. They define the landscape of the North of England, yet...
Free tickets to Manchester Town Hall open day up for grabs
A special Manchester Town Hall Open Day - giving people a last chance to explore the iconic building before its temporary closure - has...
Pankhurst Trust launches crowdfunding campaign to create ‘Suffragette Garden’
Manchester’s Pankhurst Trust is urging people to support its crowdfunding campaign to create a ‘Suffragette Garden’ in 2018, marking the centenary of the first women achieving the right to vote.
The garden, which will be on the site of...
Hidden Histories, Hidden Historians – new exhibition telling the histories and stories of people...
Manchester Histories is proud to present the Hidden Histories, Hidden Historians exhibition at Archives+ in Manchester Central Library from 11th November 2017 until 31st January 2018.
Hidden Histories,...
First image from Mike Leigh’s Peterloo is released
The first image from Mike Leigh’s historical drama Peterloo have been released.
Three years in the making and starring Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley, Philip Jackson, Karl...
Sell-out run of behind-the-scenes Town Hall tours extended
New tours enabling people to experience rarely-seen parts of Manchester's magnificent Town Hall have been announced, ahead of its temporary closure in January 2018...
Eight things you need to know about poltergeists – just in time for Halloween
Halloween is the time of year when interest in the paranormal peaks and people celebrate all things supernatural. Of particular fascination are stories and...
Things that go bump in Manchester
Welcome to Halloween, the traditional last day of October which sees supermarket shelves bulging with large pumpkins and scary costumes and kids playing trick...