111 Places to Visit in Manchester Challenge
A challenge to view and experience all of the places listed in the book "111 Places in Manchester That You Shouldn't Miss".
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- 111 Places You Shouldn’t Miss In Manchester 06/111 – Walkden Gardens
- 111 Places You Shouldn’t Miss in Manchester – 05/111 – Chorlton Water Park
- 111 Places You Shouldn’t Miss in Manchester – 04/111 – Curry Mile
- 111 Places in Manchester That you Shouldn’t Miss – 03/111 – Southern Cemetery Gates
- 111 Places You Shouldn’t Miss in Manchester – 02/111 – Peterloo Memorial
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If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett – The Secret Garden. The Secret Garden For my next venture, I selected Walkden Gardens, another nature-themed entry from the list. The weather was still nice, so I wanted to take advantage of this rarity…
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“A walk in nature walks the soul back home.” – Mary Davis. A Summer Stroll Ah, Summer. You feel like a distant, much-missed memory as I sit writing this on a wet, bleak January evening, reminiscing about my time at Chorlton Water Park.Still early on into these 111 adventures, I tackled this one on the…
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There is no sincerer love than the love of food – George Bernard Shaw. Curry Mile – I’m no expert photographer – but I do not think the Curry Mile offers the best photo opportunities. I lived in Manchester during Covid but eventually moved back to my hometown when restrictions were lifted a little. It was…
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A dreaded sunny day So I meet you at the cemetry gates Keats and Yeats are on your side – The Smiths (1986) I am a huge Smiths fan. Whatever you think of Morrissey, their music and his solo stuff is very good. I saw Morrissey live in Leeds, 11 years ago. I was 18 and vegetarian at the time. He…
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Last came Anarchy: He rode On white Horse, splashed with blood:He was pale even to the lips:Like Death in the Apocalypse. (Percy Bysshe Shelley – The Masque of Anarchy). When I undertook this challenge, I considered writing a blog post for each. I love writing and reading, so it felt like it would enhance my…
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‘Tell Hearn all her wits are wanted in this desolate, butterless, headless, washerwomanless, company full household’ – Elizabeth Gaskell – 1860. Gaskell The above quote is one of the many fascinating things displayed on the walls of this magnificent home. As a literature fan, Elizabeth Gaskell’s House was an easy first pick for me to kick off the…