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Canals, rivers, and the industrial city: Manchester's industrial waterfront, 1790–1850 1

Maw, Peter, Wyke, Terry, Kidd, Alan·2012·The Economic History Review
DOI 10.1111/j.1468-0289.2011.00609.x
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This article presents new data on mill location in Manchester in 1850 to show that water‐transport infrastructure played a key role in determining the intra‐urban pattern of factory development. The shift from water to steam power introduced new patterns of industrial water use, rather than the relocation of factories away from waterways. Five new public canals and 23 private canal branches activated a major expansion of Manchester's waterfront, providing the majority of the manufacturing sites that enabled the town to become the world's foremost factory centre. Without effective municipal water supplies, canals were the best available water source for steam engines.

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Authors
Maw, P., Wyke, T., & Kidd, A.
Affiliations
  • Northumbria University (GB)
  • Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
ORCID
Maw, Peter
Venue
The Economic History Review
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-07-19
Volume
65
Issue
4
Pages
1495-1523
ISSN
  • 0013-0117 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-0289
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-0289.2011.00609.x
OpenAlex
W1551532454
Cited by
25
References
57
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 2 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 1 · 2014: 2
FWCI
1.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
The Economic History Review (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Historical Economic and Social Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Water management and technologies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Historical and Environmental Studies
Keywords
Manchester, industrial waterfronts, canals, factory location, water transport infrastructure, steam power, industrial water use, municipal water supply, 19th-century manufacturing

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