JONATHAN SCHOFIELD TOURS
This calendar has more than ninety Greater Manchester tours covering more than thirty themes for 2022/23. More than any other operator.
Public tours coming up
Thursday 24 November
3pm EXCLUSIVE: Secrets of the University of Manchester with interior visits
Interior visits to superb buildings old and so brand new the polish still shows through. Some of these places will make your jaw drop. There are wonderful stories of truly world-changing importance.
Saturday 26 November
12noon The Secrets of Littleborough FREE
A walking tour of Littleborough's heritage and urban environment, sponsored by Urban Roam.
The Saturday Walkabout Series
The Manchester Music Walkabout 1pm every Saturday; The Manchester Pub Walkabout 3pm every Saturday.
Total entertainment, brilliant stories, great fun.
Sunday 27 November
3pm Engels & Marx in Manchester
A day before Friedrich Engels' birthday we trace the story of two men and Manchester’s role in creating a world ideology. Friedrich Engels', co-author of The Communist Manifesto, lived for 22 years in the city and Marx would visit him for long periods.
Saturday 3 December
10.30am: Architecture & Planning: why does Manchester look like it does?
A story of how the city was formed and the forces that shaped it.
The Saturday Walkabout Series
The Manchester Music Walkabout 1pm every Saturday; The Manchester Pub Walkabout 3pm every Saturday.
Full calendar here
All the tours are available as private or corporate tours
This is what people are saying about the tours.
Buy three beautiful Mcr books by Jonathan Schofleld here.
Discussing the Manchester Bee on Radio 5 Live here.
You can read a profile of Jonathan Schofield here in The Guardian.
This calendar has more than ninety Greater Manchester tours covering more than thirty themes for 2022/23. More than any other operator.
Public tours coming up
Thursday 24 November
3pm EXCLUSIVE: Secrets of the University of Manchester with interior visits
Interior visits to superb buildings old and so brand new the polish still shows through. Some of these places will make your jaw drop. There are wonderful stories of truly world-changing importance.
Saturday 26 November
12noon The Secrets of Littleborough FREE
A walking tour of Littleborough's heritage and urban environment, sponsored by Urban Roam.
The Saturday Walkabout Series
The Manchester Music Walkabout 1pm every Saturday; The Manchester Pub Walkabout 3pm every Saturday.
Total entertainment, brilliant stories, great fun.
Sunday 27 November
3pm Engels & Marx in Manchester
A day before Friedrich Engels' birthday we trace the story of two men and Manchester’s role in creating a world ideology. Friedrich Engels', co-author of The Communist Manifesto, lived for 22 years in the city and Marx would visit him for long periods.
Saturday 3 December
10.30am: Architecture & Planning: why does Manchester look like it does?
A story of how the city was formed and the forces that shaped it.
The Saturday Walkabout Series
The Manchester Music Walkabout 1pm every Saturday; The Manchester Pub Walkabout 3pm every Saturday.
Full calendar here
All the tours are available as private or corporate tours
This is what people are saying about the tours.
Buy three beautiful Mcr books by Jonathan Schofleld here.
Discussing the Manchester Bee on Radio 5 Live here.
You can read a profile of Jonathan Schofield here in The Guardian.
Here's my favourite quote about Manchester in its nascent industrial days from Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society in 1785. Its meaning is self-evident and although it refers to science the sentiment applies to every other field of endeavour.
‘Men, however great their learning often become indolent and unambitious to improve in knowledge for want of associating with others of similar talents and improvements. But science, like fire, is put in motion by collision. Where a number of such men have frequent opportunities of meeting and conversing together, thought begets thought, and every hint is turned to advantage. A spirit of enquiry glows in every breast.’
‘Men, however great their learning often become indolent and unambitious to improve in knowledge for want of associating with others of similar talents and improvements. But science, like fire, is put in motion by collision. Where a number of such men have frequent opportunities of meeting and conversing together, thought begets thought, and every hint is turned to advantage. A spirit of enquiry glows in every breast.’