Poet and presenter for the Verb on Radio 4 Ian McMillan and photographer Andrew Brooks will be sharing more about their exhibition The Songs The Morning Sang at the Portico Library. Then they will take a group each out onto the streets of Manchester to explore similar details and sights.
Tour of the Streets around the Portico Library and the library
Industrial archaeologist Steve Little takes us to the Exchanges in Manchester to follow the trail and trade of opium, tea & silk.
Tour of the Streets around the Portico Library and the library
Industrial archaeologist Steve little gives an account of some of the members who founded the Portico Library for National Lottery Open Week.
Tour of the Streets around the Portico Library and the library
Tour of the Streets around the Portico Library and the library
Join industrial Archaeologist Steve Little for a walking tour of where Mancunians stored and sold their food in the nineteenth century.
Caroline Lucas MP and campaigner for the right to roam in conversation with author and nature writer Anita Sethi.
Official Manchester tour guide Ed Glinert leads this detailed tour of the Portico Library and the history of the streets around.
Find out how walking is a revolutionary act for women in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and Elizabeth Gaskell’s Mary Barton.
Start with a cuppa in the library, then join industrial archaeologist Steve Little for a relaxed walk exploring local history.
