Dean Kirby PhD
@manchesterhistory.uk
Storyteller keeping alive people’s history. Author, family historian, tour guide, Orwell Prize nominee, PhD. Rep: @litagencygmc.bsky.social.
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Newsletter: www.manchesterhistory.uk
Thanks @projectkin.bsky.social. Very kind. Not sure how but a Substack live tour one day maybe!
November 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Thanks @projectkin.bsky.social. Very kind. Not sure how but a Substack live tour one day maybe!
Really nice to see this @petejackson.bsky.social.
October 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Really nice to see this @petejackson.bsky.social.
Cooking my Nan's dinners - Tater Ash
#food #nostalgia #familyhistory #genealogy #cookingmynansdinners
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#food #nostalgia #familyhistory #genealogy #cookingmynansdinners
www.manchesterhistory.uk/p/cooking-na...
Cooking my Nan’s dinners: Tater ash
Watch me cook my Nan’s tater ash and hear about the Norwegian origins of scouse
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September 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Cooking my Nan's dinners - Tater Ash
#food #nostalgia #familyhistory #genealogy #cookingmynansdinners
www.manchesterhistory.uk/p/cooking-na...
#food #nostalgia #familyhistory #genealogy #cookingmynansdinners
www.manchesterhistory.uk/p/cooking-na...
Hi Richard. I’ve sent you a quick email with my details.
September 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Hi Richard. I’ve sent you a quick email with my details.
Hi Graeme. George Andrew?
August 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Hi Graeme. George Andrew?
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Manchester History Club | Dean Kirby | Substack
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...
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August 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Read the full story at www.manchesterhistory.uk
Boys and smaller men were the worst affected because they had to lean more into the machines while they were working.
August 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Boys and smaller men were the worst affected because they had to lean more into the machines while they were working.
The oil was made from shale, a carcinogen that gave them scrotal cancer. Untreated, the cancer got into the internal organs and turned fatal.
August 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The oil was made from shale, a carcinogen that gave them scrotal cancer. Untreated, the cancer got into the internal organs and turned fatal.
When the piercers leaned in to the machines to repair the broken yarn, the moving spindles sprayed their trousers with a fine mist mineral oil.
August 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
When the piercers leaned in to the machines to repair the broken yarn, the moving spindles sprayed their trousers with a fine mist mineral oil.
Although Mule Spinners’ Cancer was discovered in Manchester in 1887, a public inquiry was not held until 1925 and cases were still being reported at the start of the Second World War.
August 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Although Mule Spinners’ Cancer was discovered in Manchester in 1887, a public inquiry was not held until 1925 and cases were still being reported at the start of the Second World War.
It is very bright even in the photo!
July 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It is very bright even in the photo!
Thanks Christine. Amazing. Never knew about this statue.
July 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Thanks Christine. Amazing. Never knew about this statue.
I’ve just finished writing a series on Friedrich Engels in Manchester, but most of all enjoyed writing about my late grandma’s cooking ⬇️
The Dinner Hour
In Manchester, lunch has always been called dinner
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June 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I’ve just finished writing a series on Friedrich Engels in Manchester, but most of all enjoyed writing about my late grandma’s cooking ⬇️
If it’s your cup of tea, please do check it out at www.manchesterhistory.uk
Manchester History Club | Dean Kirby | Substack
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...
www.manchesterhistory.uk
June 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If it’s your cup of tea, please do check it out at www.manchesterhistory.uk