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Ancoats, Manchester (1798–1806)

1798–1806 — Beside the Rochdale Canal in Ancoats, Murrays’ Mills and McConnel & Kennedy’s rise as multi-storey, steam-powered mills. Manchester is growing from a market town into “Cottonopolis”, the first industrial city.

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Turning point
Chapter
Cotton and the factory system (chapter 2 of Industrial Revolution)
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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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TURNING POINT · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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