St Michael’s Flags and Angel Meadow Park

Sarah-Clare Conlon, Literature Editor
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Angel Meadow has a dark history, and during the Industrial Revolution was Manchester’s filthiest and most violent slum, complete with its own gangsters, the Scuttlers – Friedrich Engels called it “Hell upon Earth”. St Michael’s Flags marks the site of an old church, bombed out of existence during the war, while the Meadow itself hides the largest burial ground in Manchester from the 19th century.

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Admission Charges

Free entry, park open from dawn to dusk

Opening Hours

  • Monday8:00am - 8:00pm
  • Tuesday8:00am - 8:00pm
  • Wednesday8:00am - 8:00pm
  • Thursday8:00am - 8:00pm
  • Friday8:00am - 8:00pm
  • Saturday8:00am - 8:00pm
  • Sunday8:00am - 8:00pm

Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

What's on near St Michael’s Flags and Angel Meadow Park

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Get hands on with the decks in this funk and soul superstar DJ workshop from BBC Radio 6’s Ailsa.

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Independently-run coffee shop and bike repair shop on the edge of the Green Quarter in Manchester.

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Sadler’s Cat

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