Come along to The Castle Hotel at 7pm to listen to Simon’s talk. Share a crust of bread, and hear the reflections he has to share…
Title of talk:
The Ragged Schools of Angel Meadow
Bullet points of what you would like to talk about:
Brief outline of Ragged School movement
Brief overview of Angel Meadow history
Sharp Street Ragged School – from basket weaving to Coronation Street
Chartered Street Ragged School (previously Angel Meadow Ragged School)
Quick look at other Manchester Ragged Schools – link to suffragette movement “it is a great mistake to suppose domestic duties were limited to girls and women, every boy in Manchester should be taught to darn his own socks and cook his own chips”
The stock exchange (aka stockmarket) is “A physical and electronic market in which government bonds and the securities of companies are traded regularly [1]” In a simplified form, the stock exchange is a type of market place where entrepreneurs meet with investors to try and get finance to start their business. The entrepreneur gives some of the equity (shares) in the company to the investor who takes on the risk. The investor is paid dividends for taking on the risk inherent in attempting this business venture. Read more…
The history of horseracing was something I was asked to look into by a friend, Roy, who was trying to understand the social elements which occured around the sport.
I am still seeking any references in literature about what activities went on around this spectacle so please let me know if you find any. It seemed quite interesting so I thought I would share it with a broader audience: Read more…
On Tuesday, the 14th December, 2010 the following talks were put on in The Wise Monkey (508 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 HDL) between 8:00pm until 10:00pm…
“Mythology of Greek Monsters” with Heather Rae
Greek Mythology has been around for a very long time and monsters feature in the corpus of both literiture and art. I find Monsters interesting for their bodies, behaviour, and the way they can reflect and invert cultural norms. They are even used to question concepts of monstrosity and heroisim. I am looking at these issues and others in my PhD on Classical Monsters. I shall be talking about Medusa, Scylla, and Giants. Read more…
