The cotton mills at Union Street, Manchester, built by Adam and George Murray (1798), were monumental buildings in their day. Eight storeys high and full of spinning carding and spinning machines they were part of a massive industrial complex.
Union Street (now Redhill Street) was located next to the canal which was a vital trade link in its day for bringing in raw cotton from the Americas, coal for the engines, and for taking out the finished cotton goods.
Drawn by Samuel Austin. Engraved by J. McGahey.
The original image had this dedication: "Cotton Factories, Union Street, Manchester. To Mr. Murray and Mr McConnel. this plate is respectfully inscribed."
Produced for W. H. Pyne's "Lancashire Illustrated, from Original Drawings" (London : 1828-1831).
Published by London: Fisher, Son & Co., 1829.
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