ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

History and Present of the Manchester City

Updated on July 10, 2014

Overview of the Manchester City

Manchester City

A
Manchester City:
Manchester, UK

get directions

Map of Manchester City

Your Views

Which is your favorite Restaurant in Manchester?

See results

Top Attractions of Manchester City

  1. The Town Hall
  2. The Cathedral
  3. Chetham's Library and School of Music, Long Millgate
  4. John Ryland's Library, Deansgate
  5. Castlefield, Urban Heritage Park
  6. The Royal Exchange, Cross Street (lift in St Anns Square)
  7. Manchester United Museum and Tour, Sir Matt Busby Way



Eating in Manchester

5 great things to do in Manchester

  • Explore people's history
  • Visit the Cloud 23 bar
  • Be a part of the trinity of the cultural festivals
  • Enter any boutique booty
  • Party Hard

About the place

Manchester is a North West England metropolitan borough and forms a part of U.K.'s 3rd-largest urban area. Manchester inhabitants are called as Mancunians and colloquially are known as Mancs.

Early history

The name originates from the Roman name "Mamucium", the fort and settlement. Manchester's Roman habitation probably ended in the 3rd century. In 1066, with the Norman Conquest, the settlement preference shifted to the meeting point of the rivers Irk and Irwell. A collegiate church was constructed in 1421 for the parish by Thomas de la Warre. The church presently is the Manchester Cathedral. It is also a premises of Chetham's Library and Chetham's School of Music. Opened in 1653, the library is the country's oldest public reference library.

During the 14th century, Manchester became an important ground for production and trade of linen as well as woolens. Within 1540 it became the fairest, quickest, best built and the most populous in all of Lancashire. During Industrial Revolution, Manchester was the prime center for manufacture of textiles. It later became the largest marketplace in the world for cotton goods. During the Victorian era, it was dubbed to be the "Warehouse City" and "Cottonopolis". Even now, the word "Manchester" is still in use in countries like South Africa, Australia and New Zealand for items like pillow cases, towels, sheets etc. A huge change was brought by the revolution here and it also resulted in rise of population of the place.

Economy

By 1835, Manchester became the world's first and greatest industrial city. Manchester once was the scene of labor and bread riots. The economy of the present-day Manchester is mainly service-based and among the fastest growing in U.K. Major activities at the place include professional and financial services, cultural activities, creative and media, life science industries, communications, manufacturing etc. In 2010, Manchester ranked 2nd in U.K and 12th in Europe in the list of "best place to do business" category. With $85bn of GDP, it is ranked 74th in the world (2008). The Co-operative Group, the biggest consumer-owned business in the world, is based here and plays the duty of the biggest employer. By sales, Manchester is the 4th biggest retail area in the country, with chain stores like Emporio Armani, Vivienne Westwood, Harvey Nichols, DKNY, Hermes and Chanel operating here.

Major Attractions

Landmarks of the place include the likes of Manchester Town Hall, the CIS Tower, the Beetham Tower, The Green Building, One Angel Square, Heaton Park, Albert square, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester Opera House, Royal Exchange Theater, the Palace Theater, Manchester Art Gallery, Whitworth Art Gallery, Cornerhouse etc.

Manchester is the birthplace of bands like the Buzzcocks, Joy Division, The Fall Oasis, Ten and The Smiths. Manchester Arena is the main music venue here and with more than 21000 seats, it is the largest arena of its kind in Europe. Manchester is home to two of the most successful clubs in world football- Manchester United and Manchester City.

Transport

Manchester Airport serves the area, with it being the 3rd busiest in the country. Manchester Piccadilly is the busiest station here, with operators like Northern Rail, First Transpennine Express, Virgin Trains and East Midlands Trains. Opened in 1992, the Manchester Metrolink is the first tram system in the country.

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)