Share this postNon-Boring History It's Grim Up North?Copy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreIt's Grim Up North?ANNETTE ON THE ROAD Meet Manchester, the World's First Industrial City That's Industrial No More (but may still be a bit grim)Annette LaingMay 27, 2023∙ Paid24Share this postNon-Boring History It's Grim Up North?Copy linkFacebookEmailNotesMore16ShareHow Long Is This Post? About 3, 200 words, or 15 minutesThis grey, unpleasant land seen from beautiful countryside: Manchester in 1750 had been a pretty village in the country. Within a century, it was a forest of factory chimneys and smog cloud. This is it in 1851. Sobering to think that this smoke is still entering the atmosphere, just not in Manches…This post is for paid subscribersSubscribeAlready a paid subscriber? Sign inPreviousNext