Tying in beautiful scenery and an example of Greater Manchester people showing support against injustice, Cotton Famine Road and Rooley Moor in general is a gem well worth exploring.

English Fine Cottons produces luxury yarn at Tower Mill, which had closed in 1955 Long before Manchester had football, it had cotton. The city and surrounding region was built on the success of ...

The Lancashire cotton famine had caused widespread unemployment and the attempts by local authorities to provide relief were met with hostility. The unemployed were to attend educational classes ...

We’ve got so many parks and gardens to choose from across Greater Manchester where you can ... industry suffered during the Lancashire Cotton Famine. Supplies of cotton were cut off from the ...