The Surprising City Series: Bradford & Clayton
A Historic House, Coal, Football and a glorious interior
Saturday 21 July - 12.30pm
East Manchester contains rich history and surprising and dramatic buildings and sights. This tour takes in SportCity and the Etihad Stadium (externally), the National Cycling Centre and Manchester BMX, Philips Park and finishes with visits to lovely Clayton Hall and the utterly beautiful St Cross Church.
There are tales of a busy life before industrialisation, of how this part of Manchester became one of the workshops of the world, of one of the deepest mines every dug in the UK, of a flood when the dead rose, of a hall that has survived against all odds and of how one of the great nineteenth century architects delivered a sublimely graceful structure.
With the Etihad Stadium and the Velodrome, sport doesn’t miss out either, nor do stories of the rich variety of people who have lived in this fascinating part of Manchester.
Start time: 12.30pm
Please meet ten minutes before the start of the tour at the junction of Rowsley Street and Ashton New Road. The tour will finish approximately ninety minutes later at Clayton Hall, Ashton New Road.
Ticket price: £10
There are tales of a busy life before industrialisation, of how this part of Manchester became one of the workshops of the world, of one of the deepest mines every dug in the UK, of a flood when the dead rose, of a hall that has survived against all odds and of how one of the great nineteenth century architects delivered a sublimely graceful structure.
With the Etihad Stadium and the Velodrome, sport doesn’t miss out either, nor do stories of the rich variety of people who have lived in this fascinating part of Manchester.
Start time: 12.30pm
Please meet ten minutes before the start of the tour at the junction of Rowsley Street and Ashton New Road. The tour will finish approximately ninety minutes later at Clayton Hall, Ashton New Road.
Ticket price: £10