– SOLD OUTĬhetham’s Library Tours (£5 per person, pre-booking required). All children must be accompanied by an adult). These additional activities will need to be added onto your ticket when booking:Ĭreative Music Workshops (Free, pre-booking required for each child attending. Tours of the old medieval buildings with Jonathan Schofield, storytelling, puppetry, medieval dancing, falconry, jesters and stilt walkers, Cathedral choristers, Manchester Baroque performance, re-enactors, exhibitions, street magician, photo booth, book stalls, food and drink and a design a shield competition. Today they form part of the wider Chetham’s site in Manchester: home to Chetham’s School of Music, the UK’s largest music school, The Stoller Hall, a world-class modern concert venue, and Chetham’s Library, the UK’s oldest public library. Prepare to be disgusted by medieval antics!Ĭhetham’s medieval buildings were originally built to accommodate the priests of Manchester’s Collegiate Church, now Manchester Cathedral. Laugh and enjoy Horrible Histories performances in The Stoller Hall – the world-class chamber music venue at Chetham’s – revealing the gruesome side of history. Live period music from Manchester Baroque and Chetham’s Manchester Cathedral Choristers will set the mood! Visit the historic courtyard at Chetham’s for storytelling, falconry, food and drink and the chance to test yourself at some competitive medieval games. Now, a two-day festival will celebrate the city’s history, and the incredible story of Chetham’s. It’s where the history of modern Manchester begins.
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Sunday 26 September, 10am – 3pm (last entry 2.30pm)Ī unique and family-friendly festival at Chetham’s in Manchester – featuring live music, food, drink and medieval entertainment – celebrating the 600th anniversary of Manchester’s oldest buildings.Ĭhetham’s stunning medieval buildings date back to 1421. Saturday 25 September, 10am – 5pm (last entry 4pm) The North Western Museum of Science and Industry: Some Reminiscences by Richard Hills.Manchester Association for Constitutional Order.“Bobby, bring your clothes down so I can throw them in the washer.” – “No thanks Mom!” 6. It was until the Medieval Era that people would use a concoction of ashes and urine to get the stains out of their clothes. So for some reason, the Romans believed that urine would remove stains. Aren’t you glad you were born in the 21st century? 5. Firewood was need to heat the bath to a comfortable temperature but it was so hard to find that people often bathed using the same water. Public bathing was popular in the 13th century. You read that headline right people used to bath in public using the same water. If you were affluent, you had the luxury of wiping your bottom with lamb’s wool.
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So what did they use? Back then in way back time, people would use leaves, moss, a rag or hay. There Was No Such Thing As Toilet Paperīefore good old Charmin ever existed, everyone was sitting on the loo without an extra roll in sight. The lesson here, be thankful for Febreeze and use it. Men and women would put their noses to their nosebags whenever things got particularly smelly. Nosebags were small bags that were filled with flowers and other fragrances that would be used to be able to stomach the smell of streets filled with waste. Throwing excrement’s into the street was a Roman practice, which leads us to our next point. When they were finished, the contents would be thrown over balcony/out the window with the accompanying words of “garde loo” which is French for “watch out for the water.” Muck-rackers were hired to help keep the streets walk-able. Chamber PotsĬhamber pots were used by women to collect waste overnight.
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11 Strange Facts About Medieval Bathrooms 1.