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Manchester Green Badge Tour Guide. Walks and tours. The original lunchtime Manchester Netwalks for business. I can't access DMs so please contact via website. www.revealmanchester.co.uk Researching women in the footnotes of Manchester history.
15 March 1869 The shock of an earthquake was felt in Manchester and neighbourhood.
14 March 1957, a passenger plane travelling from Amsterdam crashed on its approach to Manchester Airport, hitting a house in Wythenshawe. All 20 people on board and two people in the house died.
This week in 1933 a meeting of 3,000 people at Manchester Free Trade Hall to hear Sir Oswald Mosley, founder of the British Union of Fascists, ended in violence, when he was questioned on the BUF’s attitude towards Jews.
This week in 1933 a meeting of 3,000 people at Manchester Free Trade Hall to hear Sir Oswald Mosley, founder of the British Union of Fascists, ended in violence, when he was questioned on the BUF’s attitude towards Jews.
12 March 1851 Owens College opened, Quay St, Manchester. Later becoming the Victoria University of Manchester, it was founded under the will of John Owens.
Some guests did ask me to repeat the name of the book at the end, so hopefully some new readers. Great stories of some impressive women.
12 March 1851 Owens College opened, Quay St, Manchester. Later becoming the Victoria University of Manchester, it was founded under the will of John Owens.
11 March 1941 Manchester United’s stadium at Old Trafford was bombed during an air raid causing such damage that the club had to play at Manchester City’s Maine Road.
11 March 1941 Manchester United’s stadium at Old Trafford was bombed during an air raid causing such damage that the club had to play at Manchester City’s Maine Road.
10 March 1848 The (new) Blackfriars Bridge over the River Irwell was opened toll-free to the public with the removal of its gates and bars. The original was built by a group of actors for Mancunians to get to their Salford theatre.
If you’re a Manchester professional /business person, interested in the city’s history and informal networking, join me for a lunchtime netwalk. On 21 April theme is Mancunian Celebrations - who and what brought crowds onto Manchester streets in centuries past www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
10 March 1848 The (new) Blackfriars Bridge over the River Irwell was opened toll-free to the public with the removal of its gates and bars. The original was built by a group of actors for Mancunians to get to their Salford theatre.
This week 1872 a letter in the Salford Weekly News complained about drunken carters ‘led into temptation and induced by others... to get more beer than they intended’ when stopping at pubs to water their horses. The writer proposed a watering trough for horses and cattle.
This week 1872 a letter in the Salford Weekly News complained about drunken carters ‘led into temptation and induced by others... to get more beer than they intended’ when stopping at pubs to water their horses. The writer proposed a watering trough for horses and cattle.
For International Women’s Day I went to interview a Manchester Corinthian about her time playing for the club 60+ years ago. She went on a tour of Italy in 1961 and talked of games where @mancity’s Bert Trautmann attended. As always, great to chat. #IWD2026 #ManchesterCorinthians
8 March 1803 Francis Egerton, Duke of Bridgewater, died. Disappointed in love, he concentrated his efforts on building the Bridgewater Canal to bring coal from Worsley to Manchester. Referred to as Britain's first modern canal, it used no existing waterways.
Margaret Downes (sabred), Mary Heys (trampled by cavalry), Sarah Jones (truncheoned), Martha Partington (fell into cellar) died at Peterloo Massacre in Manchester 1819, protesting for voting reform. Women were disproportionately hurt and possibly deliberately targeted. #IWD
Great to meet you in person and mark IWD with a lovely group!
Off to Manchester for this guided walk. Looking forward to it!
More men should respond to romantic disappointment by building transport infrastructure
Running a business on your own can be challenging at times.
Today feels like a good day to say that I'm proud of what I've built. And I'm proud to be part of a community of women who are out there doing the same.
Happy International Women's Day.
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Margaret Downes (sabred), Mary Heys (trampled by cavalry), Sarah Jones (truncheoned), Martha Partington (fell into cellar) died at Peterloo Massacre in Manchester 1819, protesting for voting reform. Women were disproportionately hurt and possibly deliberately targeted. #IWD
8 March 1803 Francis Egerton, Duke of Bridgewater, died. Disappointed in love, he concentrated his efforts on building the Bridgewater Canal to bring coal from Worsley to Manchester. Referred to as Britain's first modern canal, it used no existing waterways.
7 March 1796 A riot took place in the Theatre Royal Manchester during the singing of ‘God Save the King’, started because of 'some imagined irreverence on the part of two or three persons'.
Treated myself for Women's History Month and IWD - looking forward to @sonjatiernan.bsky.social's Eva Gore-Booth book from @manchesterup.bsky.social.
Ann Lee’s marriage certificate, marked by her with an X.
Held in Chetham’s Library, Manchester, it’s the only surviving hand-written mark of the Shaker leader #thetestamentofannlee #shakers #manchester
There's still time to book on this guided walk in Manchester tomorrow to mark International Women's Day. It's about women, not exclusively for women, suitable for adults.
7 March 1796 A riot took place in the Theatre Royal Manchester during the singing of ‘God Save the King’, started because of 'some imagined irreverence on the part of two or three persons'.
This week in 1846 a meeting at Manchester Town Hall supported the Ten Hours Bill, to limit the working hours of women and children in mills.
This week in 1846 a meeting at Manchester Town Hall supported the Ten Hours Bill, to limit the working hours of women and children in mills.