with the posting of the Medieval History and the last archaeology course, the Autumn 2017 programme is now complete. I hope you find something of interest and look forward to seeing you soon.
Birgitta Hoffmann
MANCENT Course Director
Year: 2017
Past Courses
I know some of you organise lectures for the U3A or local societies and are looking for suitable topics and lecturers. Many of our lecturers are available for one off lectures and will be happy to discuss terms with you.
After a lot of requests, we decided to leave the past courses online, so you can see what we have already done, and what the area of general interest of our lecturers is. I hope you approve.
New exhibition co-curated by our lecturer Anthony Burton
The Elizabeth Gaskell house in Manchester is showing from February an exhibition on
Elizabeth Gaskell’s Manchester
Elizabeth Gaskell lived 
in Manchester from 1832 until her death in 1865, a time of huge change and expansion for the city, which raised many challenges for its residents from the coming of the railways and the Free Trade Movement and the Reform Acts to the Cholera and the Cotton Famine on the other.
The exhibition focuses on the Politics, Commerce, Transport, Learning, Churches, the Mills, the Poor, the Shops, Art, Music and Literature.
Anthony is hoping to offer a day school in the Summer term on the topic
The Elizabeth Gaskell House at 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester M13 9LW
is open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 11.00am – 4.30pm (last admission 4pm) enquiries: 0161 273 2215 or enquiries@elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk