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As part of the Manchester Libraries Festival, official Manchester tour guide Ed Glinert leads this detailed tour of the Portico Library and the history of the streets around, unfolding the success of Chinatown; the legacy of John Dalton, Manchester's first great scientist; the Literary and Philosophical Society; and Mosley Street, home of the Georgian rich and powerful.

Meet outside Manchester Art Gallery on Mosley Street.