Multi-Cultural Manchester
Greeks
The first Greeks settled in Manchester in the 1830s and by 1843 had formed their own committee and church. From 1849-1860 an East Orthodox Church existed on Waterloo Road in Strangeways. In 1860-1861 a new Greek Orthodox church was built and opened on Bury Old Road in Higher Broughton. This is the oldest purpose built Orthodox church in Britain and still exists today. In the 1950s to 1970s a substantial amount of Greek Cypriots arrived in Manchester.
The manuscript J. Scholes, 'Lists of Foreign Merchants in Manchester, 1784-1870' (On microfilm MF 1286 at the Manchester Room@City Library) is useful for tracing the history of the early Greek merchants in Manchester.
The book 'A Personal History of the Greek Community of Manchester and its Church' (2000) by Sophocles Chr. Andreades (281.942733 An), traces the story of Greeks in Manchester back to 1843. In addition, there is an article by Eric Glasgow, 'The Greeks in Manchester' (f301.451893 GL1).
Manchester Archives Flickr photostream
The photographs above can also be viewed directly on the Flickr site at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/sets/72157625481185386
where you will find many more sets on Manchester Archives Flickr photostream.
Contents of Multi-Cultural Manchester
- Introduction
- General Sources
- Photographs
- 'Strangers in Our Midst’ 1958
- Race Relations
- African
- African-Caribbean
- Armenians
- Belarusians
- Belgian Refugees
- Chinese
- Germans
- Greeks (this page)
- Hungarians
- Irish
- Italians
- Jewish
- Kosovan and other refugees in the 1990s/00s
- Polish
- Scottish
- South Asian
- Ukrainians
- Welsh
- Early Black Presence in Manchester
- Early Arab and Muslim communities in Manchester
- Manchester and Slavery
