John Rylands Library

A Day Exploring Manchester

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September 26th 2011
What a great day we have had exploring this Midland city and finding out everything it has to offer. Our tour guide arrived refreshed after a great night out the previous evening ready to show us the sights of a city she now calls home. Our daughter has been here for ten months and has got to know the city well, so who better to show us around. Manchester seems to have got a reputation for bein ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more