Blog

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   — 21st June 2022

   Reading in the Library: Swati Joshi

   We thought we would share with you the experience of one of our researchers Swati Joshi who visited the library as both a reader and tourist, Swati is a PhD...

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2. 

   — 25th May 2022

   Robert Bolton

   Today (25 May) is the anniversary of the birth of Robert Bolton, a man of whom we are often reminded by the presence in Chetham’s Audit Room of a small...

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3. 

   — 17th May 2022

   Lasers and Tudor Woodwork

   In honour of Dr. Peter Linfield’s upcoming walking tour of Tudor Manchester and the Earls of Derby, we thought we would promote some of his recent field research. Join Peter this...

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4. 

   — 9th May 2022

   Nicholas Culpeper

   As our most recent theme for our display and guided tours is based on herbs and remedies, we thought we would focus this blog on the same topic. One of...

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5. 

   — 21st March 2022

   The fyrst boke of the Introduction of knowledge

   Recently we had an interesting collections enquiry, from a reader that we thought we would share. An image was requested from the work by Andrew Boorde, ‘The fyrst boke of...

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6. 

   — 17th March 2022

   The Dilapidated College, Manchester

   One of Humphrey Chetham’s first considerations when making the bequest of a library and school for poor boys upon his death was to find a suitable building in which to...

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7. 

   — 24th February 2022

   The Great Miss Lydia Becker: Suffragist, Scientist and Trailblazer

   We were delighted this week to receive a copy of a new book on a Manchester heroine by Joanna M Williams, The Great Miss Lydia Becker. This fascinating piece sheds...

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8. 

   — 27th January 2022

   Cambrics Scrapbook and Catalogue Update

   We are pleased to announce that we have added a new selection of digitised images to our online catalogue. These are from our ‘Cambrics’ scrapbook, which is one of the...

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9. 

   — 13th January 2022

   Charles Henry Heathcote: Designing Victorian and Edwardian Manchester

   In the first blog of the new year, we explore the life and works of one of Manchester’s influential but lesser known architects, Charles Henry Heathcote. Heathcote was active in...

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10. 

    — 16th December 2021

    Thomas Whitaker

    Recently one of our readers was studying the works of Thomas Whitaker, an influential English clergyman, topographer, and antiquarian. As we have several works and the death mask of Whitaker...

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