Manchester UK - My town

**snakepit** · 10-26-2018, 08:25 AM

Roger,
Thanks for that, very interesting.
Obviously the origins are rooted in the cotton industry, with Manchester and surrounding cotton mill towns playing a huge part.
I like the idea of "Manchester" being written on crates, thus leading to a generic term e.g Hoover, Biro etc.

**snakepit** · 10-26-2018, 08:38 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchest...00/8675073.stm

This is an interesting piece about Manchester's role on cotton, the rivalry between the City and Liverpool, with formation of the Manchester ship canal, used to bypass the port of Liverpool and reduce costs on cotton importation.

The article refers to Manchester supporting the abolition of slavery although it damaged the cotton industry. A statue of Abraham Lincoln stands nearby to the Town Hall.