A series of free events exploring Salford’s rich history, including a visit from Queen Victoria, are set to come to Swinton Library.
Running as part of Community and Local History month, the string of talks focus on the events which shaped Salford and the wider area as a city.
Scheduled for consecutive Tuesday’s, the first event will look at Queen Victoria’s visit to Salford and Worsley in 1851. Writing her in diary for every day of her visit, the trip saw the late Queen dine in Worsley Hall, attend an event at Peel Park, visit St Marks’s Church and was addressed by 1,400 schoolchildren.
The second week will investigate the history of Agecroft and Clifton Colleries, a coal mine that opened in 1844.
To complete the series of lectures is a talk on Swinton’s founding father, Noah Robinson, a mill owner and church warden a driving force behind the provision of education, highways and sanitation.
The talks will be headed by historians Paul Speakman, Paul Kelly, and Derek Antrobus.
Each event is free but booking is essential.
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