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Cottonopolis

Cottonopolis

Manchester’s cotton empire
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Trafford Park Industrial Estate

Trafford Park Industrial Estate

The Trafford Park Industrial Estate marked a new way of organising industrial development. Previously, industries in Manchester had grown…
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James N Peters
The Chemical Industry

The Chemical Industry

In regional terms, Manchester was not a major centre of the chemical industry compared to the towns of north Cheshire, which were based…
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James N Peters
Transport and Industrial Manchester

Transport and Industrial Manchester

The Canal System
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James N Peters
Industrial and Civic Science, 1840–1880

Industrial and Civic Science, 1840–1880

During the mid-19th century Manchester acquired a reputation for nurturing the applied sciences. This was driven by local needs, in…
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James N Peters
Science in Enlightenment Manchester, 1780–1840

Science in Enlightenment Manchester, 1780–1840

The Enlightenment in Manchester was partly a local response to intellectual developments in London and Scotland. However, Manchester…
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University Science, 1850–1910

University Science, 1850–1910

By the mid-nineteenth century, Manchester scientists such as John Dalton and James Prescott Joule had won national renown, and its ‘civic’…
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James N Peters
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