Stalybridge

Part of the country

Stalybridge [ steɪlɪbrɪdʒ ] is a town in the north of England, located about 10 miles from Manchester. The city is located in the Metropolitian Borough of Tameside on the banks of the River Tame the Greater Manchester county in the region North West England and is one of 22 568 residents ( October 2008).

The name was originally Stavelegh, from the Old English leah staef ( " forest from which the rods / poles are cut "). The medieval feudal lords ( Lords of the manor ) bore the name de Stavelegh, later changed to Stayley or Staley.

General

A flint scraper find from the late Stone Age / Early Bronze Age is the oldest evidence of human settlement. Two Bronze Age stone conglomerations, the rest of a Roman road between Mamucium (Manchester) and Melandra Castle in Derbyshire and the mediaeval Buckton Castle are other historical witnesses.

At the time of the industrial revolution Stalybridge became a center of the cotton manufactories. The first water-powered spinning mills caused to the River Tame, in 1793 replaced by steam mills. The introduction of cotton spinning machines brought a large increase in textile plants. In 1834 there were already two bridges over the River Tame. The social and political unrest of the Chartists also found in Stalybridge broad consensus. Friedrich Engels called 1845 in his book " The Condition of the Working Class in England " the situation in this city textile workers as examples. 1844, the city was connected to the railway network, at this time the first large forge was founded. Following the decline of the textile industry in the 20th century, the city was back to a more rural community.

The Huddersfield Narrow Canal, built in 1794, a former water - transport, was repaired as a tourist attraction in recent years and expanded for river cruises on houseboats.

Culture

Probably the first civilian brass band in the world, "The Stalybridge Old Band", was founded in 1809. In a tavern of the town Jack Judge in 1912 composed the song " It's a Long Way to Tipperary ". The Astley Cheetham Art Gallery is an exhibition center for visual arts. Benjamin Disraeli described in his book " Coningsby " the city.

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