water tour
A historical walking tour of Manchester's water. So much water in Manchester. but why? what does it do? where does it come from? find the answer deep in the Rochdale Canal with the beer cans on this walking tour of water in the city of Manchester.
Manchester is renowned for being damp. Where does Manchester get its water from? How has the city used water over the centuries? How has water shaped the Manchester we know now?
Join The Material City water walking tour to find out.
We’ll meet in front of the main entrance to the Museum of Science of industry on Liverpool Road, then we’ll walk approximately 1 mile over 2 hours to the start of Canal Street, opposite the New Union Pub.
On the way we’ll talk hard water, soft water, graveyard floods, and class issues. We’ll be thinking about what happens when humans try and control water, and what water has meant to us in the city over time. There will be tales about mythical water monsters, cholera, and a hidden river under our feet.
And then we’ll ask ourselves: “how much can humans really control water?”