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Manchester's medieval origins
« on: 11:59:28, 27/08/21 »
Manchester's medieval origins to be celebrated with festival - BBC News




Modern Manchester's medieval origins are to be celebrated in a festival to mark 600 years of its oldest buildings.

Manchester Medieval Festival will take place near Chetham's library, which organisers said was the first piece of the city "as we know it".

Built in 1421, Chetham's is the oldest library in the English-speaking world and had been open continuously since 1653 until Covid caused it to close

Festival director Fran Healy said the site had "many vivid stories" to tell.

"It's exactly 600 years since the first piece of Manchester, as we know it today, was put in place," she said.

"Since 1421, the city has grown outwards from Chetham's medieval buildings and the adjacent Manchester Cathedral - resulting in the modern, vibrant city we love today."
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