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Left-Wing Manchester – From German Fred to Red Ed

Posted on 16/05/2014 by admin

Next tours: This tour has now been subsumed into the Marx & Engels, Pankhursts and Peterloo tours. Bring: A copy of Clause IV. More apt than Mao’s Little Red Book. How apt that the People’s History museum is located in … Continue reading →

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Manchester in 10 Songs

Posted on 09/04/2014 by admin

As Ian Curtis sang: “I’ve been waiting for a guide…” Next tour: No dates yet. Meet: Central Library, St Peter’s Square, time tbc. Booking: Private tour: Please contact New Manchester Walks The sounds of the city, courtesy of the Smiths, … Continue reading →

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Manchester in 10 Architects

Posted on 09/04/2014 by admin

Next Tour: No dates yet, but the Glories of Manchester Architecture is on Friday the 19th of May 2023 at noon from outside the Midland Hotel. Booking: With eventbrite. Waterhouse, Worthington. Walters, Wood, Wilson, Womersley…and those are just the Ws. We will walk around the … Continue reading →

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10 Manchester Inventions That Shook the World

Posted on 09/04/2014 by admin

Next tour is on Zoom with Trafford Libraries: Tuesday 1 November 2022, 2pm. Meet: on your computer. Booking: Please see Trafford Libraries website. Manchester invented the modern world, for this was the first city of the industrial revolution, and its inhabitants … Continue reading →

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Manchester in XI Footballers

Posted on 09/04/2014 by admin

We’ve only just added this to our repertoire! We’ll have a route, a date and a description up and running, quicker than a Garry Birtles debut goal.

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On The Waterfront: Peerless Pierhead

Posted on 27/06/2013 by admin

Next tour: No dates yet. Meet:  Booking: For private booking, please contact Ed Glinert, edglinert@yahoo.co.uk, 07769 29 8068. It’s the greatest urban panorama in the country, a mesmerising vista of baroque towers, skyscraping elevations, exquisite stone palaces and breathtaking brick … Continue reading →

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Glorious Georgian Liverpool

Posted on 27/06/2013 by admin

Next tour: No dates yet. Meet:  Booking: For private booking, please contact Ed Glinert, edglinert@yahoo.co.uk, 07769 29 8068. Lovingly created in brick, stone, and the finest oak and mahogany furnishings, Liverpool’s Georgian quarter is the last word in elegant city … Continue reading →

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Underground Tunnels of Liverpool

Posted on 27/06/2013 by admin

Ed Glinert, creator of the highly popular Underground Manchester and London Zooms, hosts this trip below Britain’s greatest maritime city. Next tour: No dates yet. Meet:  Booking: For private booking, please contact Ed Glinert, edglinert@yahoo.co.uk, 07769 29 8068. *** * … Continue reading →

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Hebden Bridge & Heptonstall

Posted on 29/01/2013 by admin

Next tour: We had a great walk in the rain in Wednesday 30 September 2020. Hopefully the next one will be crispy dry. No date yet. Meet: Just outside Hebden Bridge station. Booking: to book privately, please e-mail info@newmanchesterwalks.com. Nestling in … Continue reading →

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Haworth: The Ghosts of Wuthering Heights

Posted on 29/01/2013 by admin

Next walking tour: 3pm, Sunday 18 June 2023 Meet: Haworth Steam Railway Station. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. “…My fingers closed on the fingers of a little, ice-cold hand! The intense horror of nightmare came over me: … Continue reading →

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