2012
SJ8397 : Grocers' Warehouse Cog Wheel Inscription
taken 14 years ago, near to Rusholme, Manchester, England
Grocers' Warehouse Cog Wheel Inscription
The former Grocers’ warehouse at Castlefield is commemorated by a cog wheel which bears this inscription in the centre:
“BUILT ON THE SITE WHERE COAL WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO MANCHESTER BY CANAL FOR THE 1ST DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER. THE WAREHOUSE MARKS THE LOCATION WHERE COAL WAS TRANSFERRED TO STREET LEVEL USING WATER WHEEL DRIVEN MACHINERY DESIGNED AND BUILT BY JAMES BRINDLEY. THE DELIVERY OF CHEAP COAL MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND HELPED ESTABLISH MANCHESTER AS A PRINCIPAL MANUFACTURING CENTRE.
AS A RESULT OF INCREASING TRADE AND SUCCESS OF THE SCHEME A WAREHOUSE FOR THE STORAGE OF PROVISIONS WAS CONSTRUCTED ON THE SITE OF THE COAL WHARF”.
SJ8397 : The Grocers' Warehouse at Castlefield
“BUILT ON THE SITE WHERE COAL WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO MANCHESTER BY CANAL FOR THE 1ST DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER. THE WAREHOUSE MARKS THE LOCATION WHERE COAL WAS TRANSFERRED TO STREET LEVEL USING WATER WHEEL DRIVEN MACHINERY DESIGNED AND BUILT BY JAMES BRINDLEY. THE DELIVERY OF CHEAP COAL MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND HELPED ESTABLISH MANCHESTER AS A PRINCIPAL MANUFACTURING CENTRE.
AS A RESULT OF INCREASING TRADE AND SUCCESS OF THE SCHEME A WAREHOUSE FOR THE STORAGE OF PROVISIONS WAS CONSTRUCTED ON THE SITE OF THE COAL WHARF”.
SJ8397 : The Grocers' Warehouse at Castlefield
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- SJ8397, 2921 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 3 September, 2012 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 7 September, 2012
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 8329 9752 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.4485N 2:15.1932W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SJ 8329 9752
- View Direction
- NORTH (about 0 degrees)
