Stories
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Building a dream in the garden suburbs
In the late 19th century a ‘garden suburb’ promised a retreat from London’s dirt and crowds. See how this new concept was developed to appeal to the health concerns of the literary classes.
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The psychological impact of nuclear war
How would you hold up psychologically if a nuclear bomb was dropped? Discover the British government’s secret predictions from the 1980s.
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The tradesman who confronted the pestilence
The City of London, 1665. As the Great Plague hits the capital, John New faces a deadly dilemma.
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How to rehabilitate the concrete jungle
A huge concrete housing estate from the 1960s, now seen as an ecological mistake, is being drastically redeveloped, compounding the environmental errors. Owen Hatherley posits a more creative solution.
Catalogue
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Gay men on drink & drugs / Lifeline Manchester ... [and others].
Date: [between 1990 and 1999]- Ephemera
Out on the streets : Manchester, 15th July 2000 : national day of action against section 28 : march for justice : say no to section 28! / co-hosted by Manchester City Council, Stonewall.
Date: 2000- Books
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[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Manchester City.
Manchester (England). City Council. n 88637066.Date: 1927- Books
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[Report 1877] / Medical Officer of Health, Manchester City.
Manchester (England). City Council. n 88637066.Date: 1877- Books
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[Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Manchester City.
Manchester (England). City Council. n 88637066.Date: 1967