• The Portico Library is a historic subscription library and exhibitions space in Manchester city centre.
  • Thomas Harrison, was commissioned to design the Portico Library on Mosley Street in Manchester, which was built between 1802 – 1806.
  • Background The Portico Library and Newsroom was opened in 1806 following a decision taken by a group of Manchester businessmen in 1803 who were inspired...
  • The Portico was aspirational, to say the least, founded during Manchester’s emergence as ‘the first modern city’. ... What's on near The Portico Library.
  • My husband found the Portico Library and while as someone with a mobility disability I wasn't thrilled at the stairs - it was 100% worth it.
  • What's On at the The Portico Library, Manchester - your definitive guide to all shows and events currently showing and coming soon.
  • This is the opening sentence of a book on the history of The Portico Library. ... We work with the library to promote The Portico Sadie Massey Awards.
  • An independent subscription library and exhibition space, The Portico Library first opened its doors in 1806 as a library and newsroom.
  • Easily overlooked, not least for the dominance of the local pub, the Portico Library is close to Manchester’s popular Chinatown and just up from Manchester Art...
  • The Portico Library hosts three competitions: The Portico Prize for Literature, The Portico Poetry Prize and the Young Readers and Writers.