Stories of a Manchester Street Barton PhilPaperback
Stories of a Manchester Street Barton PhilPaperback A century on from the construction of an Edwardian street in inner Manchester, this contemporary portrait of the street tells the stories of…
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Stories of a Manchester Street Barton PhilPaperback
A century on from the construction of an Edwardian street in inner Manchester, this contemporary portrait of the street tells the stories of today's residents. With a common theme of making a new life in Manchester, this is an important account of a successful multi-cultural community in an ever-divided world. Born in sixteen countries from four continents, the stories told by the residents themselves narrate their journeys from nomadic herding in Somalia to conscientious objection in post-war Germany and the UK, and from arranged marriages in South Asia to arriving penniless from rural Ireland.
Each household's story is accompanied by a full colour portrait in front of their homes, and their occupations and birthplaces are compared to those who first occupied the houses in 1911, over 100 years