Travel Guide to Manchester

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Heaton ParkThe park is owned by the Manchester City Council and is situated about 4 miles north of the city centre and provides a vast amount of things to see and do, which will let you coming back for more. The park also contains a animal center, which is open all year round.

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOMThe second most visited city in the United Kingdom and has a rich history. It is a centre of arts, media, higher education and commerce.

Manchester, the so-called “Capital of the

North”, is situated in the south-central part of

North West England and has a population of

458 100. It is the second most visited city in

the United Kingdom and has a rich history. It is

a centre of arts, media, higher education and

commerce. Since 2002 the city has undergone

an urban renaissance and now it is a thriving

and energetic city that offers trendsetting

music and fashion, friendly local pubs, over 90

museums and art galleries, great football,

Modern and Victorian architecture.

Manchester is one hour ahead of

Greenwich Mean Time and the currency used

is the British Pound. Manchester has a great,

reliable public transport system that includes

trains, a Metrolink tram system, buses and

taxis. There are free city shuttle buses that

connect the four main railway stations and bus

terminals. With all the types of transport

available to locals and tourist alike, getting

around Manchester is a breeze.

WeatherManchester has a temperate maritime

climate with cool summers and mild winters.

Summer is from June through August with

temperatures reaching mid 20°C’s. Summer

and autumn are the best times of year for

visiting Manchester. and is the best time of

year to visit this city.

Manchester in all its glory

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The Victoria University of Manchester was founded as Owens College back in 1851 while UMIST's roots can be traced back to 1824.

These two great institutes operated in

conjunction with each other for more than 100

years and initially decided to combine to form

a single university on 22 October 2004.

PioneersIn total, The University of Manchester has

produced 25 Nobel prize winners such as

Ernest Rutherford, Professors Andre Geim and

Konstantin Novoselov. Ernest Rutherford is

well known for its pioneer research which led

to the splitting of the atom while professors

Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov were

awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010.

Many old famous and well known people

studies either at UMIST or The Victoria

University of Manchester such as Sir Terry

Leahy, the Chief Executive of Tesco, Anna

Ford, which is well known as a TV newsreader,

comedian Ben Elton, pioneer of flight Arthur

Witten-Brown and the famous novelist,

Anthony Burgess.

OriginsIn 1846 John Owens, a Manchester textile

merchant, bequeathed an amount of £96 942.

This money's purpose was the founding of an

college for the education of males and non-

sectarian lines. In 1880 the college was

established and Royal Charter was granted,

which led to the founding of The Victoria

University of Manchester, England's first civic

university.

As Manchester emerged as the world's

first industr ia l c i ty, businessmen and

industrialist started the Mechanic's Institute to

learn their workers the basic principles of

science.

These universities worked alongside each

other and became a large and active force by

1905 . I n 1955 the UMIST ach ieved

independent university status and although

they work together to the advantage of all,

these two institutions merged in October 2004

to form The University of Manchester.

Vision for the futureThe University of Manchester has

conducted a bold and exciting plan - the

Manchester 2015 Agenda, to make this

institution on of the top 25 universities in the

world. With the merging of the above

mentioned institution in October 2004, it

presented a unique opportunity to rethink the

idea of modern education and university and

provide a blueprint for the future. This vision

will demand energy, commitment and superb

execution from its leaders.

Goals that the institution identified are:

• Research• Higher learning• Social responsibility• Quality people• A reputation for excellence• Quality management• World-class infrastructure• Environmental sustainability• Internationally competitive funding

UNIVERSITY

History of the University of Manchester The University of Manchester was created when The Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST combined to form a powerful new force in British Higher Education.

The University of Manchester

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Manchester Art Gallery - A World Class GalleryWith over 400 000 visitors each year, Manchester Art Gallery is one

of the most popular cultural destinations in the region. £35 million

was used to refurbish and expand the art gallery to

transform it into a world-class gallery for Manchester

between the years of 1998 and 2002. After the

gallery was updated and upgraded, it has won

numerous awards and gained a national reputation

as a gallery with high quality and audience focused

services.

Designated as important national artwork,

Manchester Art Gallery houses many of the city's most

important fine and decorative artworks. Although the gallery houses

over six centuries up to present day collections, it is especially

renowned for its 19th century British paintings. Among these many

artwork in the collection are Pre-Raphaelite works and the

impressionistic paintings of Adolphe Valette.

Visiting the Manchester Art Gallery, you will be greeted with a

diverse programme of changing exhibitions that ranges from historic to

cutting edge contemporary art, photography design, decorative art and

also family friendly exhibitions.

With a range of family-friendly facilities and year-round events it

offers families the opportunity to learn more about the gallery's

collection and art in general. Including in the services brochure

that Manchester Art Gallery provides are tours, talks and

workshops for adult learners and programmes for schools,

colleges and community groups.

Although Manchester Art Gallery houses such a unique variety

of art work in their collection, they also offer a cafe to relax after a

long day's tour through the gallery and also a shop where visitors are

able to shop for related gifts and cards.

Other services that Manchester Art Gallery provides is venue hire,

commercial filming, weddings and civil ceremonies just to name a few.

The art gallery even provide services such as corporate memberships

to a Manchester Art Gallery Friend, which will allow anyone to become

more involved or support the art gallery. Admission to the Manchester

Art Gallery is free

Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm

MANCHESTER ART GALLERY

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Chetham's Library is the oldest public library in the English-speaking world, founded in 1653.

Humphrey Chetham, a prosperous

Manchester textile merchant, banker and

landowner, established the library in 1653. A

school for forty poor boys and five chained

libraries to be placed in local churches was

provisioned by Chetham.

In August 1655 the library started

acquiring books and has been ever since. The

library not only houses a fine collection for

early printed books but also contains a wealth

of ephemera, manuscript diaries, letters and

deeds, prints, paintings and glass lantern-

slides.

The building which houses the Chetham's

Library are much older than the library itself. It

was built in 1421 and accommodated a college

of priests. This building remains the oldest

medievil complex that survived in the north

west of England and creates a unique

atmosphere for readers and visitors alike due

to its beautiful old sandstone buildings

together with the magnificent library interior.

When the library was founded, there was

still now independent study facilities and thus

twenty four governors, appointed by Chetham,

set out to acquire a major collection of books

and manuscripts. Chetham's dream was that

this collection will cover a whole range of

available knowledge and would rival college

libraries such as Oxford and Cambridge.

To choose the best books and

manuscripts to be archived in the library, three

governors was nominated. A single London

bookseller sold most of the early acquisitions

and these collections was tightly packed into

old barrels to protect them on their journey.

The library acquired a lot of books on

theology, law, history, medicine and science

and also a impressive collection of

manuscripts in the first 30 years after the

library was founded. Doctors, lawyers and

clergy of Manchester and surrounding towns

was therefore meet with the needs of such

materials.

In the modern age, the library still

continues expanding its collection. Material on

a wide range of local subject matter, the library

specialises in the history and topography of

Greater Manchester and Lancashire.

In the will of Humphrey Chetham of 1651,

it was stipulated that the library should be 'for

the use of scholars and others well affected'

and instructed the librarian 'to enquire nothing

of any man that cometh into the library' making

it a free public library for over 350 years and

continues to be both a significant centre for

study and research and a deservedly popular

tourist destination.

Chetham’s Library & School of

Music

CHETHAM’S

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The Liverpool Road Station is one of the

world’s oldest surviving railway stations. It

closed it doors in 1844 after passenger

services was re-routed to Hunt’s Bank Station

(now Victoria Station). As a goods station it

operated until 1975 until the British Rail closed

it for good.

In 1978 the Greater Manchester Council

bought the 1830 part of the Liverpool Road

Station for a token sum of £1 to enable it to

house the Museum of Science & Industry,

which quickly outgrew its temporary premises

on Grosvenor Street. The Council later bought

the eastern end of the station.

On 15 September 1983 the Liverpool and

Manchester Railway celebrated their 153rd

anniversary and as part of the anniversary the

museum opened at its new site.

In 1903 the Godlee Observatory together

with the telescope, was presented to the City

of Manchester by Francis Godlee.

The observatory are accessed by a spiral

staircase from the G-floor of the Sackville

Building, University of Manchester and one

climb up past the massive telescope pier

supported by immense steel I-beams that span

the observatory tower.

The observatory has free access to

members since 1946, which is equipped an 8"

refractor, counterbalanced by a 12" Newtonian

reflector. It allows for moon and brighter views

including the sun projected as a 15" disk onto

a screen fastened to the tailpiece.

Unfortunately the observatory is very close to

the city centre, which does not permit good

views of deep-sky objects.

HistoryThe People's History Museum got its

name from the Trade Union, Labour and Co-

operative History Society and was formed from

the 1960's. The society ran a museum in

Limehouse Town Hall in London between the

years of 1975 and 1986 after which the

collection was stored until the Greater

Manchester authorities made a funding offer,

which in its turn created a trust and enabled

the museum to re-open in 1990.

The galleries was opened in the Pump

House in Bridge street during the month of

May in 1994. The only surviving Edwardian

hydraulic pumping station in the city was used

to power the warehouse and was also used to

wound the Town Hall clock as well as raising

the curtain at the Opera House.

The museum was known both by the

National Museum of Labour History and the

Pump House People's History Museum and

changed to one name in 2001 allowing the

museum to embrace the whole organisation:

People's History Museum.

The museum closed it doors in 2007 for

the public to allow a re-development scheme

to shape it into a bigger and better People's

Museum. The museum re-opened its doors on

13 February 2010. This re-development project

was culminated at an amount of about £12,5

million, making this the biggest transformation

the museum has gone through.

StructureThe People's Museum is a charity

company with 15 trustees. The museum works

independently and has no affiliation to any

political parties or organisation.

The People's Museum was awarded a

designated status by the Department of

Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS),

recognising the museum as having pre-

eminent collections of national importance.

This status was given to the museum in 1998.

The museum is also accredited by Museums,

Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) as a

national museum.

The Lowry Art Complex is situated at the

heart of the redeveloped Salford Quays in

Greater Manchester. The Lowry has a unique

and dynamic identity and is an architectural

flagship. With its glass and metallic surfaces it

reflects the surrounding landscapes and

flourishing waterways.

The Lowry Art Complex opened their

doors on 28 April 2000 and allows for a wide

variety of performing and visual arts under one

big roof. The aim of the Lowry Art Complex is

to give everyone access to new areas of

creativity and embrace its broad community.

With its two main theaters (1 730 & 466

seats) and a studio space for performing arts

(180 seats) it presents a full range of shows

and gallery spaces that showcases the artwork

of LS Lowry together with contemporary

exhibitions.

Access to the Art Complex encourages

visitors to explore and enjoy the wide variety of

facilities housed within it by means of an open

ramped route with dramatic views, which

connects the theatre foyer and gallery spaces.

With its restaurant, cafes and bars

situated alongside the southern side of the

building, it allows for spectacular waterside

views and overlooks the expansive Manchester

Ship Canal.

The Lowry Art Complex creates

opportunities for social interaction within the

community and generate a spirit of anticipation

making it a "must see" tourist attraction. The

Lowry Art Gallery is not just a venue, but a

destination as it creates a stimulation

environment for education, recreation and

creativity.

The Eastwood RSPB Reserver is run by

the Chesire WIldlife Trust.

This woodlanded is bisected by Acres

Brook and contains several old mill ponds on

its steep-sided broadleveled landscape. The

reserve is made up out of shale and sandstone

and contains rich variety of plants and animals

The reserve occupies an area of 4,7

hectares (11,6 acres) and accessed from the

A6018 Mottram road. The Stalybridge Celtic

Football Club car park allow visitors to securely

park their vehicles while they enjoy the scenery

of the reserve.

Museum Of Science & Industry

Godlee Observatory

People’s History Museum

The Lowry Art Complex

Eastwood RSPB Reserve

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