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1. Happy Birthday William Hogarth!

   William Hogarth was born on this day in 1697. You can read more about our wonderful collection of prints from his studio on our 101 Treasures page here.

   10th November 2014 • Read more

2. A ghost-cat for Halloween

   Haunted England: A survey of English Ghost-lore by Christina Hole, illustrated by John Farleigh, Batsford, 1940. This fearsome moggy is the subject of a local legend relating to the parish...

   31st October 2014 • Read more

3. Travels and discoveries far and near

     We are very sorry to be saying goodbye to David Thomas, who has been volunteering with us on the Belle Vue project over the last few months. David is...

   20th October 2014 • Read more

4. Men and the Fields by Adrian Bell, with drawings and lithographs by John Nash

   In addition to the exceptional collections of early printed books in the Library we also have a huge variety of more modest volumes with their own quirky charm and which...

   17th October 2014 • Read more

5. Belle Vue Event

   Thursday 30 October, 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm Spend an evening at Chetham’s Library with artists, illustrators and authors        Inspired by Belle Vue Livi Michael & Anna Mainwaring...

   15th October 2014 • Read more

6. Manchester Literature Festival 6-26 October

   We will be hosting two events for the Manchester Literature Festival this year, and both will be held in the atmospheric Baronial Hall. The first event, on Monday 13 October,...

   2nd October 2014 • Read more

7. The Theatre of Insects, or the tangled web of Elizabethan entomology

   We know that many of you enjoyed our recent tweet of the bumble bee woodcuts from Thomas Moffett’s Insectorum… so we decided to take a closer look at the book....

   26th September 2014 • Read more

8. A closer look at the Palatine Building

   The Palatine building which stands on the west side of the Chetham’s site was not originally built as one single structure, but was constructed in three distinct parts between 1837-45...

   19th September 2014 • Read more

9. A warm welcome to George Jennison

     George Jennison, grandson of the founder of Belle Vue Zoological Gardens and author of its history, relaxing in the passenger seat on his way to Chetham’s this morning. Thanks...

   18th September 2014 • Read more

10. Farewell to Hannah

      Once again it is time to say goodbye to one of our wonderful volunteers, this time Hannah Jordan, who has been working for us throughout the summer on the...

    17th September 2014 • Read more