Tuesday 9th March 2027
***Free with a valid rail ticket***
Please email [email protected] for further details and to book your place
There are 21 statues in the centre of Manchester which most people walk past without giving them a second thought.
But why are they there? Who put them there? Who paid for them?
This tour led by Dave Smith will take in royalty, politicians, reformers and the great and good of Manchester
It will start with the evocative Victory over Blindness at Manchester Piccadilly and will finish at the shrine to one of the city’s greatest gifts to the world. In between we will discover why there is a statue of Abraham Lincoln, Dispel the myth that Apple Computers was named after Alan Turing and see the only two female statues.
About Dave Smith
Although originally from Stoke-on-Trent, Dave who is now retired, spent most of his career working in the Public Relations Department at the Co-op in Manchester city centre.
He is a keen social historian, and he likes to tell a story so the walking tours he does for charity meet his needs perfectly.
