The Little Book of Manchester Placemat fitting effortlessly into handbags or

fitting effortlessly into handbags or travel cases

lifting moods

showcasing LS Lowry’s beloved painting Going to the Match (1953)

The Port of Manchester and its ship canal opened for business on 1 January 1894 with existing clients such as James Knott's Prince Line running to the Mediterranean

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The Little Book of Manchester Placemat fitting effortlessly into handbags orA fast paced, fact packed compendium of places, people and events in Manchester, from its Roman origins to the present day. Learn about the individual communities and how they came together to form the modern city, and meet some of the great men and women, the eccentrics and the scoundrels, of its history. Both a reliable reference book and a quirky guide, whose bite sized chunks of history can be dipped into time and again to reveal some new facts