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Thomas Barnes of Stephenson Street, Horwich, started work at the forge at 6am on the morning of 14 July 1898.
According to his obituary, John Scholes was a well known Manchester character who could often be found in the antiquarian bookshops of Manchester.
The Manchester Ship Canal transformed a land-locked industrial city into England’s fourth-biggest port and continues to provide an economic legacy for the whole region.
The nineteenth century in colour
Quarry Bank Mill in Styal was founded in 1784 by a young textile merchant, Samuel Greg.
Between 1780 and 1820 Manchester was caught in a whirlwind of change. In 1783 there was only one water powered cotton mill, that of Richard Arkwright in Shudehill.
