Archive

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   Letter Locking Workshop

   Prior to the invention of the envelope, the senders of letters would intricately fold and ‘lock’ them, to prevent their contents from being read by prying eyes. These letter-locks ranged...

   5th November 2024 • Read more

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   Letter Locking Workshop

   Prior to the invention of the envelope, the senders of letters would intricately fold and ‘lock’ them, to prevent their contents from being read by prying eyes. These letter-locks ranged...

   5th November 2024 • Read more

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   Magic Makers

   Double, double toil and trouble. Fire burn and caldron bubble! Chetham’s Library invites all Witches and Warlocks to a fantastical family day. Come learn about the history of Hallowe’en traditions,...

   24th September 2024 • Read more

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   Magic Makers

   Double, double toil and trouble. Fire burn and caldron bubble! Chetham’s Library invites all Witches and Warlocks to a fantastical family day. Come learn about the history of Hallowe’en traditions,...

   24th September 2024 • Read more

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   Magic Makers

   Double, double toil and trouble. Fire burn and caldron bubble! Chetham’s Library invites all Witches and Warlocks to a fantastical family day! Come learn about the history of Hallowe’en traditions,...

   24th September 2024 • Read more

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   Magic Makers

   Double, double toil and trouble. Fire burn and caldron bubble! Chetham’s Library invites all Witches and Warlocks to a fantastical family day. Come learn about the history of Hallowe’en traditions,...

   24th September 2024 • Read more

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   INSIDE THE LIBRARY – Discovering Jane Dee

   Our ‘Inside the Library’ sessions give visitors the opportunity to take an inside look at the workings of Chetham’s Library. This Inside the Library session, we join Claire Batt with...

   11th July 2024 • Read more

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   INSIDE THE LIBRARY – Dr Dee: The Family Man

   Our ‘Inside the Library’ sessions give visitors the opportunity to take an inside look at the workings of Chetham’s Library. This Inside the Library session, we join Claire Batt with...

   11th July 2024 • Read more

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   INSIDE THE LIBRARY – Making History in Tudor England

   Our Inside the Library sessions give visitors the opportunity to take an inside look at the workings of Chetham’s Library. In this Inside the Library session, Chetham’s Librarian Julianne Simpson...

   10th July 2024 • Read more

10. INSIDE THE LIBRARY – Making History in Tudor England

    Our Inside the Library sessions give visitors the opportunity to take an inside look at the workings of Chetham’s Library. In this Inside the Library session, Chetham’s Librarian Julianne Simpson...

    10th July 2024 • Read more