Mark Addy's Irwell
Martin Gittins
- Region:
- England
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Experienced
- Fee:
- Paid: £30m - £50 depending on distance travelled and audience size.
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 4th January 2024
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Once described as 'The Hardest Working River in Europe' the Irwell flows through Salford and Manchester before it becomes the Manchester Ship Canal and continues its stately progress to the sea at Liverpool. Mark Addy was credited with saving more than 50 souls from the river in Salford and even had a pub named after him which, ironically was washed away in a flood on Boxing Day 20156. But there is much more to this river than one man. The talk will include stories of a fatal boat launch, the unrequited love of Manchester's Ice Maiden, boat races and pleasure gardens, pollution and pike fishing and why Merseyside should have been Irwellside.
Views: 108 | Enquiries: 0About Martin Gittins
Martin Gittins is a retired Primary School Deputy Headteacher. He has had a lifelong interest in Local History, particularly focussing on North Manchester, and, since 2008 he has been studying the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. He is able to give talks on Local History Subjects, Peterloo, and a small number of other subjects.
Other Talks on SpeakerNet by Martin Gittins
- Discovering Crumpsall 1
- Discovering Crumpsall 2
- The Peterloo Massacre
- Oddments and Oddities
- Smedley, The Forgotten Suburb of Manchester
- York Street - The Story of Cheetham Hill Road
- Oh Mighty River Irk (in preparation for summer 2024)
- Discovering Collyhurst and Harpurhey
- A History of Bury New Road
- Krazy Kristmas Kustoms
- A Song and A Story 1, 2, 3 etc
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