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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Heritage Open Day: David’s Story

   We are delighted to report that Heritage Open Day was a great success and we were thrilled to welcome many people to the Library who are not normally able to...

   17th September 2014 • Read more

6. We are open tomorrow for Heritage Open Days!

   Don’t forget that there’s a rare opportunity to come and see the Library and the medieval buildings tomorrow as part of the National Heritage Open Days scheme. We are not...

   12th September 2014 • Read more

7. Book now for Jonathan Foyle!

   A quick reminder that you can still book tickets to see TV historian Jonathan Foyle speaking about the Library’s collection of furniture and its remarkable links with Henry VII. The...

   12th September 2014 • Read more

8. Farewell to Laura

   We are sad to say goodbye to one of our longest serving volunteers, Laura Bryer, who is leaving us to return to full-time education. Laura will be embarking on an...

   10th September 2014 • Read more

9. Sampling Belle Vue: a 21st-century remix

   What happens when you take sixty Manchester School of Art students and expose them to the amazing place known to generations of Mancunians as Belle Vue Gardens? That was the...

   10th September 2014 • Read more

10. Musical Monday

    Nothing like a good drinking song to get Monday off to a swing. We’ve had some interesting correspondence with Dr Douglas MacMillan concerning ‘If sorrow the Tyrant’, one of our...

    8th September 2014 • Read more