S!bby 🐝

#Oasis rehearsal this aft in #HeatonPark ready for tomorrow.

England - Somewhere Only We Know

From the Archive, a beautifully illustrated letterhead from 1901 featuring an illustration of the CWS central building on Balloon Street, just opposite the Co-op Archive which is at Holyoake House. #Coop180 #CoopArchive

1/6 🧵I’ve given a few talks recently about trans-Atlantic slavery in British history, to people who really don’t want to hear it. I don’t mean haranguing shoppers in Oxford Street, but talks to church, community and business groups comprised of small ‘c’ conservative White people who’ve been willing to hear me out, even if they find it uncomfortable. I’ve kept it factual and based it on two main databases: slavevoyages.org on British participation in the trans-Atlantic slave ‘trade’ and ucl.ac.uk/lbs/ on slave ownership. On every occasion, there have been two main objections. In case its useful for others, this thread sets out what they are, along with my own attempts to answer:

@McrBuilds wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/hou…

@MCRTourGuide That's it. Used to be a pub dead close to this called "The House That Jack Built" and it was huge

Anyone get on this...anyone that travels down Cheetham Hill Road (Green Quarter end)....these are also old synagogues from a long long time back.

@McrBuilds Ah yes The House that Jack Built (great name from the nursery rhyme) demolished 2005. burynewroad.org/salford/the-lo… pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.com/2015/12/house-…

@Fido_PR @victoriabaths I wonder who bought it in the auction and where is it now? 🐄

@victoriabaths That's a lovely memory of CowParade and a shock that it was so long ago! Fido sponsored Victoria and helped to decorate her with all those iconic tiles at a community day held at the Baths. We are delighted to still be a part of the @victoriabaths story all these years later

From June to September 2004, 157 life-size fiberglass cows were dotted around Manchester, either singly or in small herds. They were painted by local artists and community groups. Cow 080 was aptly named "Victoria", and was located on-site. #VictoriaBaths #Arts&Baths

@McrBuilds It was where the new section of the other Malmaison is @lennylaw (Piccadilly), which is partly in the listed Joshua Hoyle & Sons Ltd cotton warehouse. pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.com/2010/01/imperi…

Before the glass and large void from exterior style foyers revolution that now dominates new builds. Who can tell me what sits on this site now??

Fabulous buildings - the terrace on Edge Lane are part of the building too. I'm trying to find an image of the mural in the foyer. Please can anyone help?

Join us today - free entry until 4pm, choirs, exhibitions, gift shop, tea room and add to our #paintpool 🎨🖌️

We're loving the amazing creations in our #paintpool 🎨 join us for day 2 of @heritageopenday as we celebrate VBs creative history! ⏰ 11am - 4pm 🎟️ Free Entry 🎶 Choirs at 12, 1 and 2 🎨 Paint Pool & Crafts 🐝 Exhibitions victoriabaths.org.uk #manchester #HOD2023

Chuffed to find two full sets of #MIF23 Ryan Gander #thefindmcr coins today at Festival Square and inside @factoryintl

An older woman in the pub carrying a tray of drinks into the beer garden just said to everyone "two soups" and nobody reacted and I think I love her.

Join me today on the beautiful Castlefield Viaduct for my talk on Victorian Workhouses & Asylums, 1pm. @NT_TheNorth nationaltrust-tickets.org.uk/event-tickets/…

Tomorrow Wednesday at One series of talks. Victorian Workhouses and Asylums with Elizabeth Sibbering. Castlefield Viaduct @NT_TheNorth Book here nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshire…

Join us this Sunday 21 May for an Ancoats guided walk led by @MCRTourGuide Sibby to raise funds. Starts 2pm, tickets here: ancoats-walk.eventbrite.co.uk

I made an interactive map of Manchester's 1832 cholera riot open.substack.com/pub/manchester…

An afternoon tea taxi tour of Manchester? Don't mind if we do! 🫖 And when led by John Consterdine @MCRTaxiTours, you are sure of a good trip, one reason why he is our #TourismSuperstar⭐️finalist! Vote for John here: fal.cn/3vG94 fal.cn/3vG92

The Midland Hotel Manchester glowing in the winter sun!@MidlandMCR