Ancoats: The Cradle of Industrialisation

by Julian Holder, Keith A. Falconer, Mike Rose

First hailed as a wonder of the new industrial world, to later 19th-century commentators the name Ancoats became synonymous with dark satanic mills and urban poverty. This book intends to raise awareness of the wide range and varied character of the historic mills, buildings and canals which constitute the Ancoats townscape, and the forces and trends which have contributed to its appearance. It outlines, through its buildings, how the area and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848020279
• ISBN13: 9781848020276
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Historic England
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 8.2"