baths Understanding modern Manchester through baths and wash-houses in the 19th century Manchester's pivotal role in the industrial revolution has been written about extensively -- what can we possibly learn from the baths and wash-houses of the time that we don't know already? In this
Hulme "To all Whom Presents Shall Come Greeting:" Transcribing a Royal Charter A week's gone by and I'm wondering why I've spent it transcribing an enormous legal document from 1855. What does a huge certificate from 1855 have to do with the history of Hulme?
maps Stop making pincushion maps! There has been an explosion in the use of maps to visualise data, prompted by the rise of the "data scientist", available open data, and a wealth of new tech tools.
meta What's the Cassowary Project? The Cassowary Project is a grassroots research project investigating themes of place, identity, and history, based mostly in Manchester, UK. The project is run by Sylvia Kölling and Kim Foale. We started this
Hulme Living in the ruins: my experience of New New Hulme It is strange to think that the poplar trees in Hulme Park were planted as part of an effort to make the area around the Hulme Crescents greener and more hospitable. In some
