The Medlock Valley History Trail was created by MA History students at the University of Manchester in 2026. There are 14 signs with snapshots of Ancoats history dotted around the valley. This page contains links to further information in case you want to read into the stories from each sign further.

Ancoats Healthy Homes Society

Ancoats and Friedrich Engels

Ancoats Lads Club

Angel Meadows

Band on the Wall

Little Italy

Manchester Art Museum

Manchester University Settlement

Radcliffe, Constantine and Bright

St Peter’s Church

Scuttlers

Slavery and Manchester

The Dog that Saved Manchester United

The Waterways of Manchester