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Manchester made important contributions to the computer revolution. The father of modern computing Alan Turing was based at Manchester University and it was his idea of the stored-program concept that led in 1948 to the Manchester Baby, which was the first electronic stored-program computer to run a programme.
Manchester became an important centre for the manufacture and trade of woollens and linen, and by about 1540, had expanded to become, in John Leland's words, "The fairest, best builded, quickest, and most populous town of all Lancashire". [23] The cathedral and Chetham's buildings are the only significant survivors of Leland's Manchester. [24]
1301 – Manchester is granted a charter from Thomas Gresley making it a baronial borough, governed by a reeve. [4] 1315 – Manchester is the starting point for Adam Banastre's rebellion. [6] 1330 – Lady Chapel (Chetham Chapel) of St Mary's Church is built. [4] 1343 – First reference to the Hanging Bridge. [7]
A busker in St Ann's Square. The Culture of Manchester is notable artistically, [1] architecturally, [2] [3] theatrically and musically. [4] Despite being the 5th largest city in the United Kingdom by population and the second largest conurbation, Manchester has been ranked as the second city of the United Kingdom in numerous polls since the 2000s (decade), [5] [6] with an influential culture ...
A 2015 survey by YouGov showed that 30% thought Manchester was the second city, 20% thought Birmingham and 12% thought Edinburgh. [90] A 2017 survey by BMG Research, commissioned by the Birmingham Mail, showed 38% preferred Manchester as the second city versus 36% for Birmingham. 16% choose Edinburgh with 10% for other cities. The opinion poll ...
Manchester from Kersal Moor, by William Wyld in 1852. Manchester acquired the nickname "Cottonopolis" during the early 19th century owing to its many textile factories. Cottonopolis was a 19th-century nickname for Manchester, as it was a metropolis and the centre of the cotton industry. [1] [2]
Manchester is one of the principal cities of the United Kingdom, gaining city status in 1853, thus becoming the first new city in over 300 years since Bristol in 1542. Often regarded as the first industrialised city, [1] Manchester was a city built by the Industrial Revolution and had little pre-medieval history to speak of. Manchester had a ...
Manchester's Victorian neogothic town hall. The architecture of Manchester demonstrates a rich variety of architectural styles. The city is a product of the Industrial Revolution and is known as the first modern, industrial city. [1]