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Left Bank , Spinningfields , Manchester , M3 3ER
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Watch two historical titans battle it out to win your votes for your tipple of choice. Annemarie McAllister, senior lecturer at UCLan and Temperance and the Working Class Project Leader, vs. James Sumner, lecturer at The University of Manchester and expert in the history of brewing. Water vs. beer – you decide!
Don't miss the exhibition, Demon Drink? Temperance and the working class at the People's History Museum, or see the online exhibition.
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