We first visit Manchester’s oldest surviving building, where the city’s story begins. From here we move towards the church that later became the Cathedral, once the focal point of a small but ambitious market town. Stepping from its grounds into the medieval marketplace, we explore the streets where trade laid the foundations for Manchester’s growth.
As we follow this route forward, we also look at the moments when the city was forced to rebuild. The wartime bombings - and later the IRA attack - left deep scars but also prompted major shifts in planning, architecture and the way people use the city centre, for better and for worse.
We finish at the Royal Exchange, tracing how faith, commerce, adversity and reinvention have continually reshaped Manchester’s core.
Further details about the tour can be found here.
