The legacy of Germans who came to Manchester

The Germans who came to Manchester in the 19th century had an important contribution to Manchester becoming and important industrial and cultural centre

Janet Wolff is coming to give a talk on Tues July 9th at 1.30pm to the CGN History about the Germans who came to Manchester and helped in its transformation

Sir Charles Hallé (born Karl Halle 1819–1895) was an Anglo-German pianist and conductor, and founder of the Hallé orchestra in 1858.

 Carl Friedrich Beyer  (1813-1876) Came to Manchester from Saxony in 1834 to work as an engineer. He later co founded Beyer-Peacock