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The Rural scene
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NW Cotton towns
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Manchester Cottonopolis
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Regeneration
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Transport networks
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Local history studies
Click the Learning Journeys below to explore. Topics suitable for young learners are also indicated.
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Quarry Bank Mill
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NW Cotton towns
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Manchester cotton districts
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Transport networks
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The demand for cotton resulted in a transport revolution in canal, rail and turnpike road building.
Click on the images below to find out more about each type of transport.


Waterways - Image: a horsedrawn barge on Rochdale Canal, 1899 Railways - Image: Women cleaning locomotive engine at Platts Roads - Image: Slack & Brownlow steam lorry, c1912
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Image: Exterior view of Quarry Bank Mill Image: Map showing NW Cotton towns
Image: Railway viaduct Image: Derelict mill, Manchester
Image: Exterior view of Mill at Helmshore Image: Canalscape showing gasometer
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