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A Bibliography of Manchester Books

The lion's share of the following list of books and publications formed the basis of my reference sources in compiling this website. Others have been added later as they are discovered and material updated. We recommend them as good starting points for further reading and research about the City of Manchester and wider Northwest region of England. If you know of or are the author of other books that you feel ought to be listed here, please contact us directly by email.

Please note that some of these books may by now be out of print.

"A&G Murray and the Cotton Mills of Ancoats"
"A&G Murray and the Cotton Mills of Ancoats"

"Manchester from the Air" by Jonathan Webb of Webb Aviation Aerial Photography
"Manchester from the Air"

Underground manchester by Keith Warrender
"Underground Manchester"

"A History of Manchester" by Stuart Hylton
"A History of Manchester"

"A Portrait of Manchester" by Len Grant
"A Portrait of Manchester"

"Cotton Mills of Greater Manchester" by Mike Williams and D A Farnie
"Cotton Mills
of Greater Manchester"


"Welcome to
Manchester 2005"

"Images of England: Clayton & Openshaw"
"Images of England:
Clayton & Openshaw"

"The Buildings of England: South Lancashire" by Professor Nikolaus Pevsner
"The Buildings of England:
South Lancashire"

"Manchester: a Guide to Recent Architecture"
"Manchester: a Guide to
Recent Architecture"

The Hacienda Must be Built
"The Hacienda Must
be Built"

Haunted Manchester
"Around haunted
Manchester"

Manchester - an Architectural History
"Manchester - an
Architectural History"

Manchester - a Guidebook
"Manchester -
A Guidebook"

Manchester - Town & City Histories
"Town & City Histories - Manchester"

Guide to Manchester
"Guide to Manchester"

Food & Drink Guide to Manchester
"Food & Drink Guide"

Exploring Manchester
"Exploring Manchester"


"A Walk Around
Manchester Statues"

The Making of Victorian Salford by  R L Grenall
"The Making of Victorian Salford"

"Around the M60 - Manchester's
"Around the M60 - Manchester's
Orbital Motorway"

"A & G Murray and the Cotton Mills of Ancoats"
by Ian Miller and Chris Wild. Paperback published in June 2007 by Oxford Archaeology (Lancaster Imprints).
ISBN 978-0-904220-46-9.
The findings of a systematic archaeological survey of one of the most important steam powered cotton spinning mills by Adam and george Murray at the end of the 18th century.

"Manchester from the Air"
By Jonathan Webb, published 2007 by Breedon Books.
ISBN 978-1-85983-557-9. Hardback 167 pages.
Jonathan Webb of Webb Aviation Aerial Photography spent four years assembling hundreds of aerial photographs of Manchester and Salford. From this collection, over 100 images have been chosen for the book to show some of the most interesting views of the city and its buildings. Aerial Stockport and Liverpool books also available.

"Underground Manchester"
by Keith Warrender.
Published Nov 2007 (Paperback) by Willow Publishing.
ISBN 9780946361410
First hand accounts of entering forgotten routes beneath Manchester. Details of the 'Guardian' nuclear bunker. Discoveries of crypts, waterwheels, 'lost' rivers, caverns and mines. Rumours of buried treasure and many other subterranean secrets revealed.
Website: www.willowpublishingtimperley.co.uk

"A History of Manchester"
by Stuart Hylton. Published in 2003 by Phillimore & Co. Ltd, Chichester, West Sussex, England. ISBN: 1 86077 249 4. (Hardback). A new history of Manchester from Roman times to the present, including the birth and growth of the industrial city, living and working conditions and modern transformations.

"A Portrait of Manchester"
by Len Grant. Published in 2004 by Halsgrove, Tiverton,
Devon EX16 6SS. (Hardback).
Email: sales@halsgrove.com. Website: www.halsgrove.com.
ISBN: 1 84114 380 4.
A glossy photographic essay on the modern city by award winning photographer. Some accompanying texts by the author.

"Cotton Mills in Greater Manchester"
by Mike Williams with D A Farnie.Greater Manchester Archaeological Unit in association with the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Published in softback cover 1992 by Carnegie Publishing Limited, Lancaster LA1 4SL.
Website: www.carnegiepublishing.com.
ISBN: 0 948789 89 1.
A comprehensive account of the mills of the region copiously illustrated with graphic drawings, schematics and period photographs as well as detailed text accounts of construction and histories. A major reference work.

"Welcome to Manchester 2005"
Edited by Colin Bannon & Mike S
mith.
Published by LivingEDGE Magazine Limited
14a Bath Street, Hale, Cheshire WA14 2EJ.
Tel: 0161-928 0333. Email: livingedge@cssystems.net
ISBN: 1-902685-11-3. (Limp Cover).
Annual publication by the LivingEDGE glossy monthly magazine. Includes shopping, arts, entertainments, dining, business and hotels, as well as the townships of Greater Manchester.

"Images of England: Clayton and Openshaw"
by Jill Cronin & Frank Rhodes.
Published 2005 by Tempus Publishing Limited, Stroud, Gloucestershire. ISBN: 0 7524 3521 3. Limp Cover
Part of the Tempus Revealing History series, largely period photos with explanatory text captions. Includes charming images of street scenes, rural scenes, people, places, transport, shopping, work, church and school life in early photographs.
Website: www.tempus-publishing.com.

"The Buildings of England: South Lancashire"
By Professor Nikolaus Pevsner
Originally Published 1969 by Penguin Books.
Re-published Yale University Press 2002.
ISBN: 0 300 09615 I. Hardback
Pevsner's great authoritative survey of Manchester and South Lancashire Buildings in a detailed gazetteer - house by house, street by street, district by district. An essential reference source for Manchester buildings.
Websites: www.yaleup.co.uk and www.pevsner.co.uk.

"Memorials of Bygone Manchester"
By Richard Wright Procter. Published 1880 by Palmer and Howe.

"Manchester: a Guide to Recent Architecture"
By David Hands, Sarah Parker.
Publisher: Ellipsis London Ltd/Batsford Architecture.
Paperback - 320 pages (published 1 October, 2000)
ISBN: 1899858776.

"The Hacienda Must be Built"
Edited by Jon Savage. Published 1992 by International Music Publications. ISBN: 0-86359-857-9.
Pictorial history of the Hacienda nightclub includes interviews with Tony Wilson, Peter Hook and many others. Complete gig listing, flyers, posters and photos.
To order contact:David Manning .
Email: david.manning@thehaciendamustbebuilt.com
Website: http://www.thehaciendamustbebuilt.com
See also: Hacienda - Main Entry.

"Around Haunted Manchester"
By Peter Portland. Published by AMD Books, PO Box 182, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 9UA.
Website: www.amcd.co.uk
ISBN: 1 897762 25 9 Index, 14 Illustrations,
Bibliography and Webography. 125 pages.
Email: web@amcd.co.uk.

"The Making of Manchester"
New book for 2003 by Mike Fletcher.
Published by Wharncliffe Books, Barnsley, Yorks.
Paperback. ISBN:1-903425-32-8.
Email: enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk.

"The Mancunian Way"
Published by Clinamen Press.
www.clinamen.co.uk
Distributed by the Manchester University Press.

"Guide Across Manchester"
By Philip Atkins. Publisher: Civic Trust North West 1976.
(Limp Cover).

"Illustrated History of Manchester's Suburbs"
By Glynis Cooper.
Published by Breedon Books in association with
Manchester Libraries 2002.
Hardback - ISBN: 1-85983-292-X.
Website: www.breedonbooks.co.uk .

"Manchester - an Architectural History"
by John Parkinson Bailey.
Publisher: Manchester University Press. 2000.
ISBN: 07190 5606 3 (Hardback).

"Manchester - a Celebration"
By Brian Redhead. Published 1993 by André Deutsch Limited, London. Large format hardback. ISBN: 0 233 98816 5.

"Victorian Manchester & Salford"
Photographs by Ian Beesley.
Introduction by Peter de Figueiredo.
Published in 1988 by Ryburn Publishing Limited,
Halifax, England. ISBN: 1-85331-006-9

"Exploring Manchester"
Historic strolls around the city centre by Nick Burton.
Publisher: Sigma Press. 1996.
Email: sigma.press@zetnet.co.uk.
ISBN: 1 85058 495 8 (Limp Cover).

"The Biggest Room in the World"
A Short History of the Royal Exchange.
By RDH Scott. 1976. Publisher: Royal Exchange Theatre Trust.
ISBN: 0 85972 033 0 (Paperback).

"The Origins of Lancashire"
By D Kenyon.
Publisher: Manchester University Press 1991.

"A Portrait of Manchester"
By M Kennedy. Publisher: Robert Hale, London 1970.

"Manchester City Guide"
Annual booklet Publication by Marketing & Visitor Centre,
Manchester City Council.

"AA Budget Guide Britain"
by Antonia Hebbett. 1992. Publisher: Automobile Association.
ISBN: 0 7495 0292 4 (Limp Cover).

"Victorian Cities"
by Prof. Asa Briggs. Publisher: Penguin Books 1963.

"Manchester & its Regions"
Edited by CF Carter. Manchester University Press 1962.

"Art & Architecture in Victorian Manchester"
Edited by JHG Archer. Manchester University Press 1985.

"And God Created Manchester"
by Sarah Champion. Published 1990 by Wordsmith, Progress House, Charlton Place, Ardwick Green, Manchester M12 6HS.
ISBN: 1-873205-01-5.

"Tameside"
by C Wilkins-Jones. 1978. Publisher: Tameside Metropolitan Borough. (Limp Cover).

"The Lancashire Village Book"
Compiled by the Lancashire Federation of Women's Institutes. Published jointly in the UK by Countryside Books of Newbury, Berkshire and LFWI of Preston.
Limp Back 1990. ISBN: 1 85306 076 3.

"A Walk Round Castlefield"
by Derek Brumhead & Terry Wyke.
Publisher: Manchester Polytechnic 1989.
ISBN: 1 8703 5502 4 (Limp Cover).

"A Walk Round Manchester Statues"
Derek Brumhead & Terry Wyke.
Publisher: Walkaround Books 1990. ISBN: 0 9516 6120 5.

"Olympic Champions in Manchester"
by James W Bancroft. Publisher: High Aim Productions 1993.
ISBN: 1 8726 1905 3 (Limp Cover).

"Quarry Bank Mill & Styal"
An Illustrated Souvenir. Texts by David Sekers.
Publisher: National Trust 1988.

"Radio Times Around Britain Guide:
The North West of England"
By James Tindall.
Publisher: Network Books 1993. ISBN: 0 5633 6953 1.

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"City Life Restaurant, Café Bar & Pub Guide"
Annual booklet Publication. Edited by: Mike Hill for City Life Magazine. (Paperback).

"Pubs of Central Manchester"
Researched by SJ Littler.
Publisher: Concept Publishing 1995.

"Exploring High & Low Furness"
An Area Guide for Visitors by Mairi Miller.Publisher: Parnassus Productions 1995. (Limp Cover).

"Manchester Accommodation Guide"
Annual Free Publication
by Marketing & Visitor Services, Manchester City Council.

"Portrait of Manchester"
By John Creighton. Publisher: Sigma Leisure Press 1988.
ISBN: 1 8505 8121 5 (Limp Cover).

"English Industrial Cities of the Nineteenth Century"
By R Dennis. Publisher: Cambridge University Press 1984.

"The Manchester Ship Canal"
By Chris E Makepiece. Publisher: SB Publications, Sussex 1993.
ISBN: 1 8577 0019 8 (Limp Cover)

"Men & Women in Manchester"
Written by Local History Library of Manchester Central Library.
Published by City of Manchester Public Relations Office.
First published 1978.

"The Manchester Ship Canal"
and the Rise of the Port of Manchester 1894-1975. By DA Farnie. Publisher: Manchester University Press 1980.

"The Making of Manchester"
Publisher: Manchester Evening News 1999.
ISBN: 0 9537 4150 8. (Paperback).

"Manchester - a Guidebook"
by Bryn Frank. Publisher: André Deutsch 1994
ISBN: 0 2339 8867 X (Limp Cover)

"The Guinness Who's Who of Indie & New Wave Music"
General Editor: Colin Larkin. Publisher: Guinness Publishing Ltd 1992. ISBN: 0 8511 2579 4 (Limp Cover).

"The People Who Made Tameside"
by Michael Neville. Published 1994 by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council with Greater Manchester Archaeological Contracts. ISBN: 1-871324-12-2

Alibris, Inc.

"The Hidden Places of Lancashire & Cheshire"
Various authors. Publisher: M&M Publishing Ltd 1995(?)
ISBN: 1 8718 1576 2 (Limp Cover).

"Around Manchester Guide"
By Peter Haddington. Publisher: Willow Publishing 1990.
ISBN: 0 9463 6131 2 (Limp Cover). Now out of Print.

"Historic Houses, Castles & Gardens"
In Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Edited by Deborah Valentine.
Annual Directory Publication. Publisher: Reed Information Services. (Large Format Limp Cover).

"City Life Guide to Manchester"
Edited by Jonathan Schofield (but various editors)
Annual publication. Publishers: City Life. (Paperback).

"Salford Museum of Mining"
By Geoff Preece. Publisher: Salford Cultural Services 1978.
(Paperback booklet).

"Portland Basin"
By Michael Nevell & John Walker.
Publisher: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council 2000.
ISBN: 1 8713 2425 4 (Limp Cover).

"Manchester City - A Complete Record"
By Ray Goble with Andrew Ward.
Publisher: Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993.
ISBN: 1 8736 2641 X (Hardback).

"Town & City Histories - Manchester"
By Alan Kidd. Publisher: Ryburn Publishing 1993.
ISBN: 1 8533 1016 6 (Limp Cover).

"Salford - A City and its Past"
Edited by Tom Bergin, Dorothy N Pearce and Stanley Shaw.
Publisher: Salford Cultural Services 1989
(Fist published in 1975).
ISBN: 0 9049 8100 2 (Hardback).

"Great Days Out in Manchester & the Pennines"
By Janet Smith. Publisher: Sigma Leisure Press 1994.
ISBN: 1 8505 8443 x (Limp Cover).

"The Lake District"
A Pitkin Guide by Edward Alan Bowness. Publisher: Pitkin Pictorials Limited 1991. (first published in 1978).
ISBN: 0 8537 2489 X (Limp Cover).

"The Lake District - Land of Mountain, Mere & Fell"
Author unknown. Publisher: J Salmon Limited, Sevenoaks, Kent.
ISBN: 0 9061 9862 3 (Paperback).

"Beatrix Potter & Hill Top"
An Illustrated Souvenir by Judy Taylor.
First published in 1989 by the National Trust.
ISBN: 0 7078 0118 4 (Limp Cover).

"Manchester Cathedral"
Texts by Canon Hedley Hodkin.
Publisher: Pitkin Pictorials Limited 1979.
ISBN: 8537 2106 5 (Limp Cover).

"The Making of Victorian Salford"
by R.L.Greenall. Published by Carnegie Publishing,
Lancaster in 2000. ISBN: 1-85936-077-7. (Limp Cover)

"Around the M60 - Manchester's Orbital Motorway"
by Matthew Hyde, Peter Portland & Aidan O'Rourke
ISBN: 18977 62305, over 100 Illustrations, Two new Maps of Manchester and the M60.

"Manchester a New Look "
Produced by Willow Publishing, 36 Moss Lane Timperley, Cheshire WA15 6SZ.
Price: £16.95. A photographic guide to the City and the surrounding area.

 

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