Cheetham Hill is a place of contrasts—scruffy yet magnificent, rich in history yet full of lost landmarks. This Jonathan Schofield tour uncovers its hidden past, from a lost river and Roman road to the grand but vanished Assembly Rooms and their Pleasure Gardens.

You'll also explore Strangeways prison, infamous for executions and the UK’s longest prison riot, before discovering a more hopeful legacy—the area’s Jewish Quarter, home to the beautifully restored Manchester Jewish Museum, where the tour concludes.

Meet: Victoria Tap, Victoria Station, M3 1WY
Finish: Jewish Museum, 190 Cheetham Hill Road, M8 8LW