Cottonopolis - part one
The cotton industry is responsible for Manchester’s wealth and national industrial
influence. Manchester still lives in the bones of the cotton enterprise and this trail takes
us through the story. From its lowly origins to vast power, wealth & influence. Followed
by a fall so catastrophic that not a single working cotton factory exists in the area today.
This is a flash map, right click to zoom in/out and click drag to move the map around
Meet your guide
photo: Jon Jordan
Jonathan Schofield has been a Blue Badge tour guide in Manchester and the North West since 1986. During that period he’s taken over 40 different nationalities around the region from general visitors and conference and convention guests via journalists and broadcasters to eccentrics and specialists. Jonathan writes regularly for the Manchester listings magazine City Life and more sporadically for diverse others. He is the author and editor of several guidebooks about the North West of England.
Related downloads
Trail audio
Click the circular play icon beside each link to listen to the commentary (requires the Adobe Flash plug-in) or right click on the links themselves and 'save as' to transfer the audio files to your computer. The audio files are in mp3 format compatible with iPod or equivalent players.
- Manchester Town Hall
- Princess Street
- The Atheneum, Princess St
- Princess/Portland St Junction
- Abingdon Street/Portland Streer
- Canal Street, The Village
- Lancaster House, from Canal Street
- Portland Street, Watts Warehouse
- Old Bank of England, King Street