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Understanding modern Manchester through baths and wash-houses in the 19th century
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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

  • Sylvia Kölling
12 min read
"To all Whom Presents Shall Come Greeting:" Transcribing a Royal Charter
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"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?

  • Sylvia Kölling
7 min read
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