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HOWPEOPLEUSEDTOLIVEINANCOATS
Aprojectwithyear5pupilsfromNewIslingtonFreeSchoolinAncoats,withthehelpofHannahBarker,fromtheUniversityofManchesterHistory
Department,ManchesterHistoriesandtheManchesterandLancashireFamilyHistorySociety
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1.MURRAYMILLS
Photograph,1808:ManchesterLocalImageCollection
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Somequestionstoaskyourselfwhenlookingatyoursources:
o WhyaretheresomanymillsinAncoats?o Whatwaslifelikeforthepeoplewhoworkedthere?o Wouldyouliketobeachildworkerinmill?
Sources
o BBCBitesizewebsite:http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/shp/britishsociety/livingworkingconditionsrev1.shtml
o HistoryofMurrayMills:
http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour12/murraysmill.html
o TheVictorianWebonfactoryworkinthenineteenthcentury:
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/workers1.html
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2.THEICEPLANT(FORMERLYKNOWNASBLOSSOMSTREETICE
COMPANY)
Photograph,1962:ManchesterLocalImageCollection
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Somequestionstoaskyourselfwhenlookingatyoursources:
o Howisthisbuildinglinkedtothehistoryoficecream?o WhywasAncoatscalledLittleItaly?
Sources
o Websiteonhistoryofsite:http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/ancoats/iceworks.html
o WebsiteonLittleItalyinManchester:
http://www.ancoatslittleitaly.com
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3.LOOMSTREET
Photograph,1962:ManchesterLocal
ImageCollection
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Somequestionstoaskyourselfwhenlookingatyoursources:
o WhatwasthePeterlooMassacre?o WhyisitlinkedtoLoomStreet(andtootherAncoat’saddresses)?
Sources
o BritishLibrary:http://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/the-peterloo-massacre
o http://www.peterloomassacre.org/history.htmlo Eyewitnessaccountbytheweaver,SamuelBamford:http://www.peterloomassacre.org/eyewitness.html
o Listsofsomeofthosekilledorinjured:http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=653291.27
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4.GEORGELEIGHSTREET
Photograph,1966:ManchesterLocalImageCollection
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TheblockofGeorgeLeighStreetthatwearelookingatwasbuiltinthelate1800sinresponsetoconcernsabouturbanlivingconditionsforworkingpeople.Somequestionstoaskyourselfwhenlookingatyoursources:
o Whywerethesehousesbuilt?o Wholivedthere?o Howdidtheylive(infamilygroups,andhowmanyineachhouse)?o Whatsortsofjobsdidtheydo?o Howdoesthisdifferfromthewaythatyoulivetoday?
Sources
o Municipaldreamsblog:https://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2014/02/18/municipal-housing-in-manchester-before-1914-improving-the-unwholesome-dwellings-and-surroundings-of-the-people/
o HistoryLearningsiteonlifeinindustrialrevolutionBritain:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/britain-1700-to-1900/industrial-revolution/life-in-industrial-towns/
o 1901censustellsyouhowlivedineachhouse,howoldtheywereandwhat
theydid.Youhavepartofthecensusthatcoverssomenewlybuilthousingfromthe1890s.
o FredrichEngels,TheConditionoftheWorkingClass,abookwrittenin1845abouthisexperienceslivingandworkinginManchester,whichincludesadescriptionofhousinginAncoats.
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From:TheConditionoftheWorkingClassinEngland,byFrederichEngels
(1845)
Inthelast-mentionedbroaddistrictincludedunderthenameAncoats,standthe
largestmillsofManchesterliningthecanals,colossalsixandseven-storied
buildingstoweringwiththeirslenderchimneysfarabovethelowcottagesofthe
workers.Thepopulationofthedistrictconsists,therefore,chieflyofmill-hands,
andintheworststreets,ofhand-weavers.Thestreetsnearesttheheartofthe
townaretheoldest,andconsequentlytheworst;theyare,however,paved,and
suppliedwithdrains.AmongthemIincludethosenearesttoandparallelwith
OldhamRoadandGreatAncoatsStreet.Farthertothenorth-eastliemanynewly
built-upstreets;herethecottageslookneatandcleanly,doorsandwindowsare
newandfreshlypainted,theroomswithinnewlywhitewashed;thestreets
themselvesarebetteraired,thevacantbuildinglotsbetweenthemlargerand
morenumerous.Butthiscanbesaidofaminorityofthehousesonly,whilecellar
dwellingsaretobefoundunderalmosteverycottage;manystreetsareunpaved
andwithoutsewers;and,worsethanall,thisneatappearanceisallpretence,a
pretencewhichvanisheswithinthefirsttenyears.Fortheconstructionofthe
cottagesindividuallyisnolesstobecondemnedthantheplanofthestreets.All
suchcottageslookneatandsubstantialatfirst;theirmassivebrickwallsdeceive
theeye,and,onpassingthroughanewlybuiltworking-men'sstreet,without
rememberingthebackalleysandtheconstructionofthehousesthemselves,oneis
inclinedtoagreewiththeassertionoftheLiberalmanufacturersthattheworking
populationisnowheresowellhousedasinEngland.Butoncloserexamination,it
becomesevidentthatthewallsofthesecottagesareasthinasitispossibleto
makethem.Theouterwalls,thoseofthecellar,whichbeartheweightofthe
ground-floorandroof,areonewholebrickthickatmost,thebrickslyingwith
theirlongsidestouching;butIhaveseenmanyacottageofthesameheight,some
inprocessofbuilding,whoseouterwallswerebutone-halfbrickthick,thebricks
lyingnotsidewisebutlengthwise,theirnarrowendstouching.
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Itiscalculatedingeneralthatworking-men'scottageslastonlyfortyyearsonthe
average.Thissoundsstrangelyenoughwhenoneseesthebeautiful,massivewalls
ofnewlybuiltones,whichseemtogivepromiseoflastingacoupleofcenturies;
butthefactremainsthattheniggardlinessoftheoriginalexpenditure,theneglect
ofallrepairs,thefrequentperiodsofemptiness,theconstantchangeof
inhabitants,andthedestructioncarriedonbythedwellersduringthefinalten
years,usuallyIrishfamilies,whodonothesitatetousethewoodenportionsfor
firewood–allthis,takentogether,accomplishesthecompleteruinofthecottages
bytheendoffortyyears.HenceitcomesthatAncoats,builtchieflysincethe
suddengrowthofmanufacture,chieflyindeedwithinthepresentcentury,contains
avastnumberofruinoushouses,mostofthembeing,infact,inthelaststagesof
inhabitableness.Iwillnotdwellupontheamountofcapitalthuswasted,thesmall
additionalexpenditureupontheoriginalimprovementanduponrepairswhich
wouldsufficetokeepthiswholedistrictclean,decent,andinhabitableforyears
together.Ihavetodealherewiththestateofthehousesandtheirinhabitants,and
itmustbeadmittedthatnomoreinjuriousanddemoralisingmethodofhousing
theworkershasyetbeendiscoveredthanpreciselythis.Theworking-manis
constrainedtooccupysuchruinousdwellingsbecausehecannotpayforothers,
andbecausetherearenoothersinthevicinityofhismill;perhaps,too,because
theybelongtotheemployer,whoengageshimonlyonconditionofhistakingsuch
acottage.
Theseeastandnorth-eastsidesofManchesteraretheonlyonesonwhichthe
bourgeoisiehasnotbuilt,becausetenorelevenmonthsoftheyearthewestand
south-westwinddrivesthesmokeofallthefactorieshither,andthattheworking-
peoplealonemaybreathe.
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5.ANITASTREET(FORMERLYKNOWNASSANITARYSTREET)
Photograph,1898:ManchesterLocalImageCollection
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AnitaStreet(whichwasknownasSanitaryStreet)wasbuiltinthelate1800sinresponsetoconcernsabouturbanlivingconditionsforworkingpeople.Somequestionstoaskyourselfwhenlookingatyoursources:
o Whywerethesehousesbuilt?Wholivedthere?o Howdidtheylive(infamilygroups,andhowmanyineachhouse)?o Whatsortsofjobsdidtheydo?o Howdoesthisdifferfromthewaythatyoulivetoday?o WhydoyouthinkSanitaryStreetbecameAnitaStreet?
Sources
o Municipaldreamsblog:https://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2014/02/18/municipal-housing-in-manchester-before-1914-improving-the-unwholesome-dwellings-and-surroundings-of-the-people/
o HistoryLearningsiteonlifeinindustrialrevolutionBritain:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/britain-1700-to-1900/industrial-revolution/life-in-industrial-towns/
o 1901censustellsyouhowlivedineachhouse,howoldtheywereandwhat
theydid.Youhavepartofthecensusthatcoverssomenewlybuilthousingfromthe1890s.
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6.VICTORIASQUARE
Photograph,1906:ManchesterLocalImageCollection
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VictoriaSquarewasbuiltinthelate1800sinresponsetoconcernsabouturbanlivingconditionsforworkingpeople.Todayitprovidesshelteredhousingforolderpeople.Somequestionstoaskyourselfwhenlookingatyoursources:
o WhywasVictoriaSquarebuilt?o Wholivedthere?o Howdidtheylive(infamilygroups,andhowmanyineachhouse)?
Whatsortsofjobsdidtheydo?o Howdoesthisdifferfromthewaythatyoulivetodayandthat
currentresidentsinVictoriaSquarelive?Sources
o Municipaldreamsblog:https://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2014/02/18/municipal-housing-in-manchester-before-1914-improving-the-unwholesome-dwellings-and-surroundings-of-the-people/
o HistoryLearningsiteonlifeinindustrialrevolutionBritain:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/britain-1700-to-1900/industrial-revolution/life-in-industrial-towns/
o 1901censustellsyouhowlivedineachhouse,howoldtheywereandwhattheydid.Youhavepartofthecensusthatcoverssomenewlybuilthousingfromthe1890s.
o Interviewingcurrentresidentsabouthowthebuildingsareusedtoday
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7.GEORGELEIGHSCHOOL
Photograph,1940:ManchesterLocalImageCollection
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Somequestionstoaskyourselfwhenlookingatyoursources:
o Whatwereschoolslikeintheearlytwentiethcentury?o Howweretheydifferentfromyourschool?o WheredidthechildrenplayatGeorgeLeighSchool?
Sources
o Websiteonhistoryofsite:http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour12/leighschool.html
o NationalArchiveswebsite–howweweretaught:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/how-we-were-taught/
o EdwardianSchoolingwebpages:
http://www.1900s.org.uk/1900s-schools-classrooms.htm