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Finding William: An Irish family history story

How a 30 year search across the Irish Sea taught me about a man I could never hope to meet

Jun 3 •

Was your ancestor a Manchester scuttler?

The scuttlers of Ancoats, Collyhurst, Miles Platting, Beswick and Bradford were among the most feared street fighters in the Victorian city. Can you…

May 27 •

After the Manchester ‘slum clearances’, where did your family end up?

I’ve always wondered where Manchester families ended up after the old houses were demolished in Ancoats, Collyhurst, Miles Platting and other pa…

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How archaeologists unearthed my ancestor’s house

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How the Manchester Megsmen met their match

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To the world it was Cottonopolis, but real Mancs know it as Town

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Manchester's 1832 cholera riot mapped

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Meet the Badger, Victorian Manchester's burrowing burglar

He earned his nickname by shuffling down coal chutes into the cellars during burglaries

May 20 •

How the Manchester Megsmen met their match

Matthew Faulkner was in Manchester only a few minutes when the Megsmen gang tried to steal his savings. He proved an unlikely adversary.

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Manchester's 1832 cholera riot mapped

May 2023 marks 191 years since a cholera outbreak sparked a riot in Manchester. Use this interactive map to find out what happened

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Manchester: Your city, your history

Manchester is your city and its story is yours to tell. Why not take part in the telling?

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How archaeologists unearthed my ancestor’s house

Tread carefully in the city centre. Only a thin crust of concrete separates you from a lost underworld

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To the world it was Cottonopolis, but real Mancs know it as Town

Dispatches from the backstreets of Victorian Manchester, sent to you by carrier pigeon. Subscribe @ manchesterhistory.substack.com/about

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Once Upon a Time in Manchester

Once Upon a Time in Manchester

Stories from the backstreets of Victorian Manchester, the world's first industrial city, sent to you by carrier pigeon.

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