A little bit of 19th century Manchester at the Post Box Cafe on October 10th

Angel Street, 1900

I am looking forward to the talk by Andrew Davies on the Social Conditions of Victorian Manchester & Salford at the Post Box Cafe on October 10th*.

Mr Davies is the author of The Gangs of Manchester which is a powerful description of the gang culture of the city in the late 19th century and along the way gives a vivid description of the poorer parts of the twin cities.**

The gangs were known as Scuttlers and most inhabited the warren of streets in places like Ancoats, Hulme, and Bradford.

I have not only read the book but heard Mr Davies talk on the Scuttlers and the conditions which gave rise to the gangs and came away from both with a better understanding of the period.

The Gangs of Manchester, 2008

Now October 10th may seem a long way off but I know that the talks down at the Cafe are both popular and get booked up early, so as they say to avoid disappointment book early and as ever at the bottom of the post is a link to Chris and Jay who run the Cafe.

Pictures; Angel Street, 1900, Samuel Coulhurst, m08978 courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council, and the cover from the original edition of The Gangs of Manchester, Andrew Davies

* The Post Box  http://www.thepostboxchorlton.co.uk/  0161 881 4853

** The Gangs of Manchester, Andrew Davies, Milo Books, 2008