{"id":3079,"date":"2024-02-12T16:08:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T16:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victoriansociety.org.uk\/?post_type=regional_group&p=3079"},"modified":"2025-07-25T14:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:32:21","slug":"manchester","status":"publish","type":"regional_group_pages","link":"https:\/\/www.victoriansociety.org.uk\/regional-groups\/manchester\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Manchester Regional Group serves all of Greater Manchester and further into Cheshire, Lancashire, Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness and the High Peak. Our main activity is providing events for members and the wider public in the region: talks on Victorian and Edwardian architecture, arts and society in autumn and winter, walks and trips in spring and summer, and visits to buildings as appropriate. We also produce a quality, free email newsletter three times a year – email the group to sign up.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t

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The Group publishes the online Biographical Dictionary of Greater Manchester Architects, 1800-1940\u00a0<\/em> manchestervictorianarchitects.org.uk<\/a> which is compiled and updated by retired architect Neil Darlington.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Events<\/h4>\n

Click to see our upcoming events.<\/p>\n

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Newsletter<\/h4>\n

Read our latest newsletter.<\/p>\n

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Contacts<\/h4>\n

Contact the Manchester Group.<\/p>\n

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Join The Victorian Society.<\/h3>\n

The battle to save Victorian and Edwardian buildings is far from over.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Members can read our membership magazine, enjoy priority booking for our events, be part of our regional groups across the country and with many more benefits.<\/p>\n

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Manchester Victorian Architects web site<\/h3>\n
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February 28th, 2026<\/div>\n

Annual General Meeting and report from Northern Conservation Adviser<\/h3>\n
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March 14th, 2026<\/div>\n

Victorian Drinking Fountains<\/h3>\n
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April 18th, 2026<\/div>\n

Talk: Alfred Waterhouse – High Victorian Architect<\/h3>\n
As work on renovating Manchester Town Hall draws to a close, it is a fitting moment to revisit his career and be reminded of his finest achievements in a talk given by Alexandra Fairclough, a specialist in architectural heritage..<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Biennial Waterhouse Lecture: William Butterfield- the Master Builder<\/h3>\n
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January 24th, 2026<\/div>\n

Visit: Manchester Group 60th Anniversary Celebration<\/h3>\n
A celebratory day to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Manchester Group of the Victorian Society, including the following: talks from a number of the specialists involved in the Rochdale Town Hall restoration project; guided tours of the building, the Square and Broadfield Slopes; a two course lunch; an opportunity to meet friends old and new.<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Talk: Thomas Harrison and the Greek Revival in the North West<\/h3>\n
A talk by Dr Debbie Challis, Creative Producer of the Portico Library Manchester on Thomas Harrrison (1744-1829) the influential architect and bridge engineer known for his contribution to the Greek Revival in the Northwest, including designing the Portico Library.<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Lunch Hour 6: Mills of the North Transformed<\/h3>\n
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GF Bodley and St Augustine\u2019s Pendlebury<\/h3>\n
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The Lunch Hour 5: City Planning System and regeneration<\/h3>\n
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The Politics of Wallpaper: two Cheshire country houses in the late Regency period<\/h3>\n
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The Lunch Hour 4: Castlefield: history and development<\/h3>\n
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Ancoats: canals, cotton mills and housing 2: repeat event<\/h3>\n
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The Lunch Hour event 2: tour of John Rylands Research Institute and Library<\/h3>\n
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Warehouses of Victorian Manchester<\/h3>\n
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The Northern Art Workers Guild 1896-1912<\/h3>\n
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GE Street, St Peter’s Swinton and the Heywood family<\/h3>\n
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Talk and Guided Walk: George Shaw in Uppermill<\/h3>\n
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Talk: the Life and Times of William Edward Armitage Axon (1846-1913)<\/h3>\n
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Manchester Group AGM and Talk: The Saving of Stretford Town Hall<\/h3>\n
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Christmas lunch, tour and talk at Werneth Grange, Oldham<\/h3>\n
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Talk: Art and Architecture of Sicily<\/h3>\n
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Talk: the Arts and Crafts Museum at the Manchester School of Art – a guided tour from 1903<\/h3>\n
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Visit to Rochdale Town Hall 28 September 2024- update 2<\/h3>\n
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June event: A Walk round Bury<\/h3>\n
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Exploring Oldham\u2019s heritage as the “cotton-spinning capital” of the world.<\/h3>\n
This magnificent Victorian town park was built by the people of Oldham during the cotton famine, sparked by the American Civil war. Now registered Grade II* it opened in 1865 and we will see its restored features, listed monuments and structures and well-maintained planting.<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Manchester’s theatre district – a walk with David Astbury<\/h3>\n
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Victoria Arches – An illustrated talk by Keith Warrender<\/h3>\n
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The Manchester Group does not do casework. If you are concerned about a Victorian or Edwardian building, please get in touch with one of our\u00a0Conservation advisers.
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To contact the group, please get in touch with the Chair, Kate Martyn, or the Secretary, Anthea Darlington, using the following address:<\/p>\n

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Support our cause today by making a donation!<\/h3>\n

Your contribution ensures that Victorian and Edwardian heritage receives the advocacy it deserves.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Together, we can preserve and protect these invaluable historical treasures for generations to come.<\/p>\n

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