Category: Textile Industry

by Tino Oudesluijs November 14, 2025 0

‘A plan for Manchester and Salford’ and studying Robert Owen in Manchester

Guest author José Álvarez talks about two lesser-explored stages of Robert Owen’s life, drawing information from a beautiful map of Manchester and Salford

by Kelly Jones October 3, 2025 1

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Cotton, Botany & Empire: Tracing botanical sciences in the archives of the first industrial city

Guest author Arianna Tozzi, Early Career Fellow at the John Rylands in 2024-2025, writes about the role of botanical innovations in developing the high-quality cottons used in textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution