Manchester Castlefield: Romans, Religious Relics & Railways (on Bank Holiday Monday)

Schedule

Mon May 27 2024 at 02:30 pm to 04:15 pm

Location

Beetham Tower entrance | Manchester, EN

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Manchester Castlefield: Romans, Religious Relics & Railways

(on Bank Holiday Monday)

Event Location: Beetham Tower entrance

Uncovering the oldest stories in Manchester that are more than two thousand years old reveals some strange surprises. At the foot of what is now the Beetham Tower, a piece of pottery proving there were Christians in Manchester long before the Romans saw the light, was found in 1978. At the foot of where now stands the tallest building in Britain outside London, Sarah Duffy found a magnificent altar in 2008 on an archaeological dig.
One piece of authentic Roman masonry survives in its original position in Manchester. It is a block of stone, about six inches high and a few feet wide, dating from around the year 200, which can be found turning left at the end of Collier Street under Arch 95 of the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway. How it has survived is a miracle, as nothing else similar has, although the Earl of Ellesmere did urge workmen to save what they could when the railway lines were built in the mid-19th century.

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Beetham Tower entrance, 301 Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom

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