manchester

From Flickr: “Henry Bannerman & Sons Ltd., cotton spinners, manufacturers & merchants, Manchester; advert 1897” by mikeyashworth

Bannerman’s were over 100 years old in 1897 and were one of the earliest and largest integrated cotton companies in that they both spun and wove cotton cloth as well as made it on into finished goods. Founded and based in Manchester, then probably the capital of the world’s cotton Read More →

From Flickr: “Henry Bannerman & Sons Ltd., cotton spinners, manufacturers & merchants, Manchester; advert 1897” by mikeyashworth

Bannerman’s were over 100 years old in 1897 and were one of the earliest and largest integrated cotton companies in that they both spun and wove cotton cloth as well as made it on into finished goods. Founded and based in Manchester, then probably the capital of the world’s cotton Read More →

From Flickr: “Henry Bannerman & Sons Ltd., cotton spinners, manufacturers & merchants, Manchester; advert 1897” by mikeyashworth

Bannerman’s were over 100 years old in 1897 and were one of the earliest and largest integrated cotton companies in that they both spun and wove cotton cloth as well as made it on into finished goods. Founded and based in Manchester, then probably the capital of the world’s cotton Read More →

From Flickr: “Henry Bannerman & Sons Ltd., cotton spinners, manufacturers & merchants, Manchester; advert 1897” by mikeyashworth

Bannerman’s were over 100 years old in 1897 and were one of the earliest and largest integrated cotton companies in that they both spun and wove cotton cloth as well as made it on into finished goods. Founded and based in Manchester, then probably the capital of the world’s cotton Read More →

From Flickr: “Henry Bannerman & Sons Ltd., cotton spinners, manufacturers & merchants, Manchester; advert 1897” by mikeyashworth

Bannerman’s were over 100 years old in 1897 and were one of the earliest and largest integrated cotton companies in that they both spun and wove cotton cloth as well as made it on into finished goods. Founded and based in Manchester, then probably the capital of the world’s cotton Read More →

From Flickr: “British Railways London Midland Region – ‘the end of the line’, Manchester Oxford Road station changes, 15 September 1958” by mikeyashworth

What a shame no artist or designer is shown on this 1958 BR leaflet for changes to the Manchester – Altrincham line services that, as part of the 25kv electrification of services out of Manchester London Road (now Piccadilly) were curtailed to Oxford Road station. This was to allow the Read More →