This image shows the centre of early nineteenth-century Manchester.
This was an exciting time as the Liverpool to Manchester railway opened in 1830 - the very first inter-city railway. Manchester had already grown tremendously, but the influence of the railways was a contributing factor to transform it even further. In 1801 there was a population of around 88,577, by 1831 the population had jumped to 205,561, and thirty years later it was 398,611.
From "Great Britain Illustrated" (London : 1828-1830).
Drawn by William Westall, A.R.A. Engraved by Elias Benjamin.
Published by London: Charles Tilt, 1830
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