Wellington Inn and Sinclair's, Manchester, 1974, photo by Margaret Newbold (Chethams Library). Raised to fit in with new Shambles Square as part of rebuilding that created Arndale Shopping Centre. Moved again after 1996 IRA bomb.
September 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Wellington Inn and Sinclair's, Manchester, 1974, photo by Margaret Newbold (Chethams Library). Raised to fit in with new Shambles Square as part of rebuilding that created Arndale Shopping Centre. Moved again after 1996 IRA bomb.
Oshi katsu (visiting Marx and Engels' desk in Chethams Library)
August 17, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Oshi katsu (visiting Marx and Engels' desk in Chethams Library)
we never had a serial abuser in my school thankfully (though a couple of dodgy 'teacher marries ex-student when they're 19' cases) but a few kids I knew were at Chethams where there were numerous abusers working at the time, it turned out.
July 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
we never had a serial abuser in my school thankfully (though a couple of dodgy 'teacher marries ex-student when they're 19' cases) but a few kids I knew were at Chethams where there were numerous abusers working at the time, it turned out.
Ah no, I'd been to a Medieval festival at Chethams and just snapped a few pics of the Stoller
September 26, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Ah no, I'd been to a Medieval festival at Chethams and just snapped a few pics of the Stoller
What a splendid sight, college house glowing in yesterday's sunshine at Chethams Llibrary
May 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
What a splendid sight, college house glowing in yesterday's sunshine at Chethams Llibrary
medieval Manchester amongst a modern landscape.
Chethams school and library #History #HistoryMatters
Chethams school and library #History #HistoryMatters
February 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
medieval Manchester amongst a modern landscape.
Chethams school and library #History #HistoryMatters
Chethams school and library #History #HistoryMatters
Final one::: Chethams Library. You can sit at the same desk Marx used to use!! @chethamslibrary.bsky.social
March 27, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Final one::: Chethams Library. You can sit at the same desk Marx used to use!! @chethamslibrary.bsky.social
Great to see KNDS's contribution to European security, as well as speaking to Siemens, BASF, Bilfinger & other firms in the region.
Impressed by the talent at GM Digital Security Hub!
Another highlight: Chethams Library's desk where Marx & Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto.
Impressed by the talent at GM Digital Security Hub!
Another highlight: Chethams Library's desk where Marx & Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto.
March 18, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Great to see KNDS's contribution to European security, as well as speaking to Siemens, BASF, Bilfinger & other firms in the region.
Impressed by the talent at GM Digital Security Hub!
Another highlight: Chethams Library's desk where Marx & Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto.
Impressed by the talent at GM Digital Security Hub!
Another highlight: Chethams Library's desk where Marx & Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto.
Books fit for kings 👑
In our latest blog, discover the remarkable journeys of four royal books, where sumptuous bindings preserve the stories of kings, princes and collectors across six centuries 📚
🔗 Read here: library.chethams.com/blog/fit-for-a-king-royal-bindings-in-chethams-library
In our latest blog, discover the remarkable journeys of four royal books, where sumptuous bindings preserve the stories of kings, princes and collectors across six centuries 📚
🔗 Read here: library.chethams.com/blog/fit-for-a-king-royal-bindings-in-chethams-library
August 6, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Books fit for kings 👑
In our latest blog, discover the remarkable journeys of four royal books, where sumptuous bindings preserve the stories of kings, princes and collectors across six centuries 📚
🔗 Read here: library.chethams.com/blog/fit-for-a-king-royal-bindings-in-chethams-library
In our latest blog, discover the remarkable journeys of four royal books, where sumptuous bindings preserve the stories of kings, princes and collectors across six centuries 📚
🔗 Read here: library.chethams.com/blog/fit-for-a-king-royal-bindings-in-chethams-library
July 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Heading home through Gorton having just seen the fabulous Gorton Chest at Chethams Library, full of Puritan and Reformation texts. Big thanks to @juliannesimpson.bsky.social and engagement team for hosting
November 29, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Heading home through Gorton having just seen the fabulous Gorton Chest at Chethams Library, full of Puritan and Reformation texts. Big thanks to @juliannesimpson.bsky.social and engagement team for hosting
Second for Chethams library but also Ryland library and Emily Pankhurst Centre.
February 12, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Second for Chethams library but also Ryland library and Emily Pankhurst Centre.
Need to go here, book the Chethams tour and get a study day booked at Rylands...
August 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Need to go here, book the Chethams tour and get a study day booked at Rylands...
Salford, Manchester, and architecture spanning 600 years
June 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Salford, Manchester, and architecture spanning 600 years
Had a very good time at Chethams School of Music -Stoller Hall watching @dftcband.bsky.social they were excellent.
December 15, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Had a very good time at Chethams School of Music -Stoller Hall watching @dftcband.bsky.social they were excellent.
I visited Chethams in 2018. Marx and Engels used to meet there to research what became the Manifesto. You can sit at the desk they hung out at and read fascimilies of the texts they checked out. One of the oldest libraries opened to the public. Fascinating place
July 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I visited Chethams in 2018. Marx and Engels used to meet there to research what became the Manifesto. You can sit at the desk they hung out at and read fascimilies of the texts they checked out. One of the oldest libraries opened to the public. Fascinating place
The birthplace of Marxism. This is the place in Chethams Library where Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, formulated the theories that would form the basis of Marxism. This is in Chethams Library, there are thousands and thousands of books. What a fabulous bit of history living in plain sight.
March 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The birthplace of Marxism. This is the place in Chethams Library where Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, formulated the theories that would form the basis of Marxism. This is in Chethams Library, there are thousands and thousands of books. What a fabulous bit of history living in plain sight.
People's History Museum, Chethams Library.
July 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
People's History Museum, Chethams Library.
As it's the 1st (or 3rd) Saturday of the month, I popped over to have a look around Clayton Hall in Manchester, the former home of a certain Humphrey Chetham.
Obviously, I plugged Chethams Library while I was there... 😉
Obviously, I plugged Chethams Library while I was there... 😉
September 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
As it's the 1st (or 3rd) Saturday of the month, I popped over to have a look around Clayton Hall in Manchester, the former home of a certain Humphrey Chetham.
Obviously, I plugged Chethams Library while I was there... 😉
Obviously, I plugged Chethams Library while I was there... 😉
Have also pencilled in some Open Gardens & will hopefully get to the Chethams medieval fayre this year.
Stuff like this is what I need for my mental health otherwise I’d be stewing at home & feeling depressed. Do the fun stuff if you can!
Stuff like this is what I need for my mental health otherwise I’d be stewing at home & feeling depressed. Do the fun stuff if you can!
July 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Have also pencilled in some Open Gardens & will hopefully get to the Chethams medieval fayre this year.
Stuff like this is what I need for my mental health otherwise I’d be stewing at home & feeling depressed. Do the fun stuff if you can!
Stuff like this is what I need for my mental health otherwise I’d be stewing at home & feeling depressed. Do the fun stuff if you can!
19th century Western Europe, his family owned a factory in Manchester UK. Engels and Marx wrote together Inthe library of Chethams school. I’ve sat at the same table as they worked at. Whether you agree with him or not Engels wrote from a position of experience
August 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
19th century Western Europe, his family owned a factory in Manchester UK. Engels and Marx wrote together Inthe library of Chethams school. I’ve sat at the same table as they worked at. Whether you agree with him or not Engels wrote from a position of experience
An absolutely cracking afternoon leading a fully-booked tour around Chethams Library, meeting folk from Belgium, France, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, with a brace of Mancunians too.
I do like this place...
I do like this place...
August 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
An absolutely cracking afternoon leading a fully-booked tour around Chethams Library, meeting folk from Belgium, France, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, with a brace of Mancunians too.
I do like this place...
I do like this place...
St Teresa's primary school joined the GMBDHub event this Sunday to play their recorders as part of the Big Recorder Project. It was a wonderful day & we got to hear some amazing professional recorder players perform to us in the fabulous Stoller Hall, Chethams School of Music @tomwross.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM
St Teresa's primary school joined the GMBDHub event this Sunday to play their recorders as part of the Big Recorder Project. It was a wonderful day & we got to hear some amazing professional recorder players perform to us in the fabulous Stoller Hall, Chethams School of Music @tomwross.bsky.social
Beds, books, and ancient library cat flaps. A wonderful evening to celebrate Julianne Simpson taking over at Chetham’s Library.
#skybrarians
#Chethams
#skybrarians
#Chethams
September 5, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Beds, books, and ancient library cat flaps. A wonderful evening to celebrate Julianne Simpson taking over at Chetham’s Library.
#skybrarians
#Chethams
#skybrarians
#Chethams
THIS IS A TEST
Not sure if this works as there is no video
it is just an old sound file converted to an MP$
Me on Bodhrán
my ex on the Sam Murray flute she stole from me
Paul Walsh on Box
Quince on guitar
my ex,
despite being educated at Chethams cannot keep time!!
it was a battle
Not sure if this works as there is no video
it is just an old sound file converted to an MP$
Me on Bodhrán
my ex on the Sam Murray flute she stole from me
Paul Walsh on Box
Quince on guitar
my ex,
despite being educated at Chethams cannot keep time!!
it was a battle
January 3, 2026 at 2:06 AM
THIS IS A TEST
Not sure if this works as there is no video
it is just an old sound file converted to an MP$
Me on Bodhrán
my ex on the Sam Murray flute she stole from me
Paul Walsh on Box
Quince on guitar
my ex,
despite being educated at Chethams cannot keep time!!
it was a battle
Not sure if this works as there is no video
it is just an old sound file converted to an MP$
Me on Bodhrán
my ex on the Sam Murray flute she stole from me
Paul Walsh on Box
Quince on guitar
my ex,
despite being educated at Chethams cannot keep time!!
it was a battle