Collection: Local Studies-Reference

Manchester, 1941. Kitty learned early on in her marriage that her husband, Bill Dunbar, isn't reliable with money. So when they inherit the Dunbar family hotel at the start of the war, she's hopeful that their financial worries are over - until the bailiffs turn up! With Bill away fighting, it's ...

This text tells the true story of Hannah Beswick, the so-called 'Manchester Mummy'. Debunking the legends that have sprung up around this unusual case of modern mummification, it sheds light on the history of museums and the collection of human remains.