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  1. Chetham’s Library Tours

    Founded in 1653, and housed in buildings dating back to 1421, Chetham’s is the oldest public library in the English speaking world. Tucked away in the heart of Manchester’s Medieval...

    15th August 2019 Read more
  2. Poem of the Week with Carol Rumens

    Poem of the Week with Carol Rumens

    A Manchester Literature Festival event Carcanet at 50 Carol Rumens’ popular ‘Poem of the Week’ blog has been featuring in The Guardian for more than a dozen years. Join her...

    14th August 2019 Read more
  3. Poem of the Week with Carol Rumens

    Poem of the Week with Carol Rumens

    A Manchester Literature Festival event Carcanet at 50 Carol Rumens’ popular ‘Poem of the Week’ blog has been featuring in The Guardian for more than a dozen years. Join her...

    14th August 2019 Read more
  4. Chetham’s Library: Unscripted

    On sale 10am, Friday 16 August After the Library has closed to the public and the dust of the day has settled, the buildings come alive for a unique and...

    14th August 2019 Read more
  5. Chetham’s Library: Unscripted

    On sale 10am, Friday 16 August After the Library has closed to the public and the dust of the day has settled, the buildings come alive for a unique and...

    14th August 2019 Read more
  6. Faking Gothic Furniture

    Chetham’s Library with Manchester Gothic Festival George Shaw (1810–76), a local lad from Uppermill, Saddleworth, was fascinated by medieval architecture, sculpture, and heraldry even as a teenager. In the 1840s...

    14th August 2019 Read more
  7. Faking Gothic Furniture

    Chetham’s Library with Manchester Gothic Festival George Shaw (1810–76), a local lad from Uppermill, Saddleworth, was fascinated by medieval architecture, sculpture, and heraldry even as a teenager. In the 1840s...

    14th August 2019 Read more