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?