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The killer of little mule spinners
Reaching over the machines to repair broken threads of cotton, the mule spinners of Manchester and Lancashire were falling victim to a silent killer
Aug 29
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Dean Kirby
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The Manchester beer poisoning scandal
Hundreds of people became sick and dozens died before deadly arsenic was found in the city's beer supply
Aug 2
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Dean Kirby
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July 2025
Are the bones of Thomas Paine in your attic?
Rumours have swirled for 200 years that the father of the American Revolution's remains could be somewhere in Manchester
Jul 4
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Dean Kirby
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June 2025
Finding Mr Engels: Part 4
The final part of my series on Friedrich Engels in Manchester and how I think we should really tell the city's story
Jun 27
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Dean Kirby
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Finding Mr Engels: Part 3
It's 1844 and a well-dressed man is walking through the streets of the world's first industrial city. The cotton looms are thumping like a heartbeat.
Jun 21
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Dean Kirby
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🚶🏻The Meander #2: Step across the Irwell into Salford's old Chapel Street
Just a few steps across the Irwell from Manchester's Exchange Square, Chapel Street in Salford awaits the developers
Jun 20
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Dean Kirby
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Finding Mr Engels: Part 2
Friedrich Engels, standing there with his arms folded in a concrete frockcoat, could not look more out of place
Jun 14
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Dean Kirby
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Finding Mr Engels: Part 1
How a journey to uncover my family history led me to an encouter with Friedrich Engels in slums of Victorian Manchester
Jun 6
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Dean Kirby
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May 2025
The Manchester Mulan
In 1814, Sarah Roberts Taylor revealed to a charity officer in Manchester she had spent 21 years as a cavalryman in the British Army
May 10
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Dean Kirby
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In the footsteps of Engels: New tour dates for summer 2025
Join more than 500 people who have been with me on a tour of Angel Meadow with new dates for June, July and August 2025
May 9
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Dean Kirby
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The Manchester Mulan: Finding Sarah Roberts Taylor
Can the real story of Sarah Roberts Taylor who served 21 years as a cavalryman in the British Army be pieced together in the archives?
May 9
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Dean Kirby
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🚶🏽What is the Manchester History Club Meander?
Explore the less-travelled routes through the city centre with this new series of posts exclusively for paid Manchester History Club subscribers
May 5
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Dean Kirby
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