Once Upon a Time in Manchester

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How a 30 year search across the Irish Sea taught me about a man I could never hope to meet
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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…
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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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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 • 
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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.
May 13 • 
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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
May 6 • 
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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?
Apr 30 • 
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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
Apr 23 • 
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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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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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