Salford’s magnificent RHS Bridgewater Gardens, which opened in May 2021, are built on what was once the estate of the third Duke of Bridgewater and are bordered by the canal that bears his name. The grand house that stood there...
Read MoreLocated in the Discovery Museum in the heart of Newcastle, Tyne & Wear Archives is home to thousands of documents, housed on 14km of shelving, relating to the five local districts of Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, North...
Read More“Let’s reboot democracy,” the man on the microphone says, to a loud roar of cheers from the crowd. It’s the second day of the Peterloo bicentenary commemorations at what was St Peter’s Field in central Manchester. The site is...
Read MoreEven by the wild and woolly standards of Manchester International Festival, the Manchester cholera epidemic of the 1830s might be considered an unlikely inspiration for a project, let alone one for the first major UK project...
Read MoreShe’s been on our television screens for nearly 20 years and yet Professor Alice Roberts still exudes the passion of a debutant when talking about anthropology, archaeology, anatomy and history. Her engaging nature and ability...
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