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SUMMARY:The rise of a university: industry\, engineering and science (Her
 itage Tour)
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DESCRIPTION:\nThis tour takes visitors on a journey from the height of th
 e industrial revolution to the white heat of 1960s scientific and techno
 logical innovation. Our guides explain the history of the Manchester Mec
 hanics’ Institution founded by eleven successful merchants in 1824 to en
 able workers to acquire a basic education.\n\nThe Manchester Mechanics’ 
 Institution later took on local and national concerns by tailoring its e
 ducation to meet Manchester’s industrial needs and by researching new te
 chnologies that would improve Britain’s competitive edge.\n\nThe Institu
 tion developed into the University of Manchester Institute of Science an
 d Technology (UMIST) which established itself as a specialised centre of
  scientific\, engineering and technological education and research.\n\nT
 he tour takes places around one of Manchester’s oldest industrial sites 
 and leads visitors from the fine architecture of the Sackville building\
 , invested with civic pride\, through to the postwar modernist structure
 s exemplifying progress and possibility. \n\nThe tour is outside and las
 ts around 1 hour.\n\nBooking is essential: https://theriseofauniversity.
 eventbrite.co.uk 
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CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Main Entrance Sackville St Building\, Sackville St\, Sackville S
 treet Building\, Manchester
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