As part of GM Walking Festival 2024 that’s taking place across the month of May, I’m leading a Manchester Bee walking tour on Sunday, 12th May at 10am. Starting from the steps outside Central Library in St Peter’s Square, I’ll take you on a 2...
As part of the Discovering Manchester: Wildlife & Nature exhibition in Manchester’s Central Library, two of the display cabinets are devoted to the Manchester Bee, and this website. Written by Zamil Rahman and Hannah Donovan, the cabinets are a...
One of the reasons the Manchester Bee is such a ubiquitous sight around the city centre is its use on street furniture, most notably on bollards and bins but also on other objects as well. Below, I’ll be detailing a number of the its different uses, from the abundant...
Standing 217 feet (66 metres) high, the clock tower of what is now The Principal Manchester was the tallest building in Manchester for many years. A famous landmark, with four clock faces visible across the city, and upon each clock face four bees in flight indicating...
Manchester City Council’s coat of arms were granted to the borough of Manchester in 1842. The arms were described thusly: Arms : Gules three Bendlets enhanced Or a Chief Argent thereon on Waves of the Sea a Ship under sail proper. Crest : On a Wreath of the Colours a...
