Finding Mr Engels

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, 2025 • Dean Kirby

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, 2025 • Dean Kirby

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, 2025 • Dean Kirby

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, 2025 • Dean Kirby

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