Manchester

Properties and events in Manchester

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'Rights not Charity' - Disability Activism and the Suffragette Movement

60-62 Nelson Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M13 9WP
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Join us for our Heritage Open Days event on the history of disability activism and the suffragettes. We will have our usual museum activities, as well as a craftivism table, and an information point all about disability activism and social movements.

A talk by Local Historian Dr Diana Leitch

Elm Grove, Didsbury, Greater Manchester, M20 6RL
In person
Pre-booking not required

A nostalgic look back at the history of buildings across Didsbury by local historian Dr Diana Leitch.

Alexandra Park Manchester Heritage Centre

Claremont Rd, Moss Side, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M16 7JL
In person
Pre-booking not required

Exhibitions and films about the history of the Alexandra Park

Apple Hunt in Bailey's Wood

Bailey's Wood, Grange Park Road, Blackley, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9 7AF
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Come and look for magic apples with Friends of Bailey's Wood!

Behind the scenes of The Conservation Studio

People's History Museum, Left Bank, Spinningfields, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M3 3ER
In person
Pre-booking required

Go behind the scenes of The Conservation Studio at People's History Museum. Learn about the world’s largest collection of trade union and political banners, how they were made and how they are cared for today.

Boothstown Village Hall

9 Vicars Hall Lane, Worsley, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M28 1JF
In person
Pre-booking not required

Boothstown Local History Event

Brookfield Church Open Weekend

Hyde Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M18 7EF
In person
Pre-booking not required

Come and learn about Brookfield Church, from its inception by Richard Peacock and design by Thomas Worthington. Discover the story of 'Beyer, Peacock and Company', founded by Richard Peacock in Gorton and its links to Brookfield Church.

Children’s Voices and Archives for Community Action: the Marcus Rashford Mural Collection

Manchester Central Library, St. Peters Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 5PD
In person
Pre-booking not required

Archives for Community Action: Marcus Rashford Mural Collection

Christ Church, West Didsbury

Christ Church, Darley Avenue, West Didsbury, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M20 2ZD
In person
Pre-booking not required

Discover our Alabaster and marble WWI memorial and gain an insight into the consecration and opening of the church.

Didsbury Church of England Primary School

Didsbury Church of England Primary School, Elm Grove, Didsbury, Greater Manchester, M20 6RL
In person
Pre-booking not required

The present site dates from 1878 with a Grade II listed Arts and Crafts building designed by John Swarbrick, a member of the Manchester Society of Architects and modelled on the Palais Stoclet in Brussels, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Didsbury Library

Didsbury Library, 692 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Greater Manchester, M20 2DN
In person
Pre-booking not required

Discover the Carnegie Library which was built in 1915.

Explore Cross Street Chapel Manchester: from 1694 to today

Cross Street Chapel - Unitarian, 29 Cross Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 1NL
In person
Pre-booking not required

Come and explore Cross Street Chapel's History. Manchester's second oldest place of religious worship which has survived riots, mobs, blasts & developers. See how our community has thrived for over 300 years of change.

Harvest History Woodland Walk in Bailey's Wood

Bailey's Wood, Grange Park Road, Blackley, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9 7AF
In person
Pre-booking preferred

A woodland walk with stories of harvest history and folklore

Harvest Home - A Celebration in Bailey's Wood

Bailey's Wood, Grange Park Road, Blackley, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9 7AF
In person
Pre-booking preferred

A free talk on harvest traditions and foods from Friends of Bailey's Wood.

Holy Name Church Guided Visit

339 Oxford Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M13 9PG
In person
Pre-booking not required

Church open Mon-Fri 1000-1200, & 1300-1600 Sat 6 Sep 1300-1700, Sun 7 Sep 1230-1700. Tours (10am, 2pm, 4pm (10am on Sat 13 Sep with BSL)), describe the history, archtecture and worshipping life of this community for the last century and a half.

Manchester Islamic Centre and Didsbury Mosque

Manchester Islamic Centre and Didsbury Mosque, 271 Burton Road, Didsbury, Greater Manchester, M20 2WA
In person
Pre-booking not required

A warm welcome to this interesting Centre and Mosque is guaranteed.

Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester

Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 8UW
In person
Pre-booking not required

A grade II listed building, one of Manchester's first bus garages, now used as a transport museum.

Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester: Bus Tours

Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 8UW
In person
Pre-booking not required

An opportunity to ride on historic buses from the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester. Children under 16 must be accompanied.

Nazarene Theological College

Nazarene Theological College, Dene Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M20 2GU
In person
Pre-booking not required

Tour of this fascinating Art Deco building.

Pankhurst Museum Free Open Days

60-62 Nelson Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M13 9WP
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Come and explore the birthplace of the suffragette movement with free activities suitable for all ages.