The Material City: Urban Air

Overview

City air is full—full of buildings, birds, and more. Wind flows and shifts around skyscrapers; airborne pollution damages buildings and people; and machinery whirrs away to cool, heat, and filter the air in our offices and living spaces. This tour shows that, although air may be the most ephemeral element, its properties have influenced us and Manchester throughout history in ways we might not expect. Join us to explore a vanished hospital in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester’s alleys and their visible ventilation, old mills and their floating cotton fibres, and more.

The tour will start at the Queen Victoria statue at Piccadilly Gardens and end at Mayfield Park.

Charlotte will already be known to members from her talk ‘Magic, Science, and Spirit of Place in the Stones of Alderley Edge’ and her fascinating guided walk ‘Stone: An Historical Walking Tour of Manchester’, which opened our eyes to a number of our city’s corners to which we had previously paid no attention!

Practical Information

Booking is essential. This is a Lit&Phil Members Only Event: We recommend logging into the website to make booking and paying for your ticket quicker and easier.