Stories of Gorton

Manchester City of Literature project

SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER FIVE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKING MONTHLY WALKS THROUGH GORTON AND ABBEY HEY WITH THE WRITER SARAH BUTLER.

Each month a different person led the walk around the parks, houses, work places, neglected corners and vanished buildings of the neighbourhood, sharing the stories of Gorton as they went.

The group discovered so much and created new writing in response to these walks. A short film about the project was screened during Festival of Libraries 2023, you can view the film and download the pamphlet below.

WATCH

View the film with the Stories of Gorton writers

Gorton, Manchester