Architecture & Planning: why does Manchester look like it does?
10.30am Saturday 10 June 2023
A look at the architecture and planning of the city, how it evolved and what forces, industrial, commercial and social, created its ‘look’ and ‘feel’. Also, what does the future hold?
The buildings, the pattern of the streets, the occasional gardens, the railways and the canals all tell their own peculiarly Manchester story. This is an exciting tale of design, lack of design, accident, the pure profit motive and philanthropy. There are human stories of success and failure too.
This is a new tour.
Meet: outside Manchester Cathedral, west porch. M3 1SX
BOOKING AHEAD IS ADVISABLE.
The booking confirmation from Paypal acts as your ticket, so please print and bring along or have it ready on your smart phone or other device.
Jonathan Schofield may not be guiding all the tours. In this case other fully qualified guides will be leading the events.
PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE 24 HOURS BEFORE THE TOUR IN CASE A SITUATION ARISES WHICH MAY AFFECT THE TOUR. IF YOU WISH TO SEND YOUR PHONE NUMBER I CAN TEXT IF THERE IS AN ISSUE AS WELL.
The buildings, the pattern of the streets, the occasional gardens, the railways and the canals all tell their own peculiarly Manchester story. This is an exciting tale of design, lack of design, accident, the pure profit motive and philanthropy. There are human stories of success and failure too.
This is a new tour.
Meet: outside Manchester Cathedral, west porch. M3 1SX
BOOKING AHEAD IS ADVISABLE.
The booking confirmation from Paypal acts as your ticket, so please print and bring along or have it ready on your smart phone or other device.
Jonathan Schofield may not be guiding all the tours. In this case other fully qualified guides will be leading the events.
PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE 24 HOURS BEFORE THE TOUR IN CASE A SITUATION ARISES WHICH MAY AFFECT THE TOUR. IF YOU WISH TO SEND YOUR PHONE NUMBER I CAN TEXT IF THERE IS AN ISSUE AS WELL.