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1. Now you see it…

   …now you don’t. Discover the hidden secret of this apparently unassuming little book on our 101 Treasures page this week.

   19th October 2011 • Read more

2. What on earth was he on about?

   A close-up of the writing of Richard Kuerden (1623-90?) from his manuscript notes for A History of Lancashire, surely a strong contender for the worst handwriting ever… Read more about...

   12th October 2011 • Read more

3. Karl Marx at Chetham’s

   Visitors to the Library frequently ask to see the famous desk in the Reading Room where Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels studied together, and you can find out more about...

   6th October 2011 • Read more

4. Little Lamb who ate thee?

   If you have any interest at all in the teachings of Emmanuel Swedenborg, vegetarianism, the history of the Salford Bible Christians, or amusing hymns about roast lamb, then make your...

   3rd October 2011 • Read more

5. “I am treasuring these last few days of peace…”

   Exactly seventy-three years ago this week, a young Iris Murdoch sat down and wrote a letter to her friend Ann Leech. Believing the country to be on the brink of...

   28th September 2011 • Read more

6. The mystery of Humphrey Chetham

   Take a look at our 101 Treasures page this week to find out more about the portrait of Humphrey Chetham which hangs in the Reading Room. Who painted it and...

   21st September 2011 • Read more

7. The Grey Lady of Chetham’s

   Does Chetham’s have a ghost? That’s often the question that people ask when they enter the medieval building through the dark stone cloister, ring the ancient bell on the heavy...

   16th September 2011 • Read more

8. Manchester Weekender 2011

   Come along to Chetham’s on Sunday 16th October for a family friendly guided tour of the Library and the Curios and Curiosities exhibition, as well as the chance to hear...

   14th September 2011 • Read more

9. Elegance and Decadence

   Eagle-eyed viewers may have spotted Chetham’s Library in scenes from the final episode of the BBC4 programme Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency last night. In this third...

   14th September 2011 • Read more

10. Curios and Curiosities: A Very Peculiar Assortment of Treasures

    Our new exhibition is now open! Come and see a celtic stone head, a death mask and a nineteenth-century sex manual, as well as a book of spells with instructions...

    2nd September 2011 • Read more