In the 17th Century, Manchester was a market town with a population of fewer than 10,000 but the industrial revolution and growth cotton industry caused it to become one of the biggest cities in ...

The Greater Manchester textiles industry currently employs 11,300 people, ... and this is creating a second industrial revolution in Manchester. Article continues below ...

Find out when the industrial revolution began and what manufacturing looked like before the 1800s in this BBC Bitesize History guide. ... Most manufacturing of textiles took place in the home.

Find out when the industrial revolution began and what manufacturing looked like before the 1800s in this BBC Bitesize History guide. ... Most manufacturing of textiles took place in the home.