The true story of Manchester's Victorian underworld and the gangs who roamed its streets The Scuttlers plunges readers into the dark street corners of Victorian Manchester, where gangs of ruthless str...

Now known as the Green Quarter, Manchester's Angel Meadow was once described as "hell upon Earth".

Now known as the Green Quarter, Manchester's Angel Meadow was once described as "hell upon Earth".

Now known as the Green Quarter, Manchester's Angel Meadow was once described as "hell upon Earth".

Exploring Manchester’s hidden history. Dr Dean Kirby, author of best-selling book, Angel Meadow: Victorian Britain’s Most Savage Slum, and journalists Chris Osuh and Yakub Qureshi delve into offbeat...

Manchester's trendiest quarter was once awash with backstreet betting houses. When 400 police officers carried out a raid in 1885, it caused chaos.

It's the early hours on 9 November 1852 and families across Manchester have the sensation that thieves are breaking into their homes

How Victorian gutter merchants made a killing selling street food to drunks on their way home from the pub

Dr Dean Kirby is an author, historian, multi-award-winning former national newspaper journalist and creator of the Manchester History Club Substack.

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Discover the story of Manchester and its people written by me - historian, author and genealogist Dr Dean Kirby. Subscribe to support my writing journey. Click to read Manchester History Club, by Dean...

Angel Meadow walking tour with bestselling Manchester history author Dean Kirby – Meet outside the Sadler's Cat in Sadler's Yard, Multiple dates and times - **NEW DATES ** NEW DATES ** NEW DATES ** NE...

It's the cold winter of 1813 and in Manchester the River Irwell has frozen over. A school teacher named Lavinia Robinson has gone missing

If you came on my Angel Meadow tour this year, thank you. I have some big plans for next year.

Teaching Industrial People's Health through the story of Victorian Britain's most savage slum

Watch me cook my Nan’s tater ash and hear about the Norwegian origins of scouse

Discover the story of Manchester and its people written by me - historian, author and genealogist Dr Dean Kirby. Subscribe to support my writing journey. Click to read Manchester History Club, by Dean...

Reaching over the machines to repair broken threads of cotton, the mule spinners of Manchester and Lancashire were falling victim to a silent killer