我们要站出来说出来——我们 爱 Manchester, 和 we think it's a really cool city to live, eat 和 work in. Recently labelled as one of the UK's fastest-growing tech hubs, 它对文化的影响也值得注意, 政治和体育. T在这里 are many reasons why Manchester* st和s out, so we thought it was high time we put together a few of our favourite facts ...
1. 他们开启了铁路革命.
The world's very first inter-city passenger railway was opened by the Duke of Wellington in 1830. 现在你可能会想惠灵顿不在全球最大的博彩平台?“你是对的. But the railway ran from Manchester to Liverpool, 和 it started the railway revolution in the UK.
This clearly isn't the Manchester-Liverpool railway from the 1800s. We can't quite time travel yet, but it may have looked something like this.
这还不是全部, this particular railway was also the first to use locomotives driven exclusively by steam power, as well as the first to have a signalling system, first to be fully timetabled 和 the first to carry mail. 唷!. So if you enjoy a good train journey every now 和 then (和 we're not talking about a daily commute), then the next time you're on one you can thank the great people of Manchester (和 Liverpool!).
2. The Suffragette Movement of the 20th century had it's roots in Manchester
In 1903, Emmeline 和 Christabel Pankhurst founded the Women's Social 和 Political Union in their home in Manchester. The WSPU sought votes for women, after the country had denied women suffrage in 1832. The movement quickly picked up pace, 和 made waves in the UK.
If you're interested in visiting w在这里 it all started 和 an iconic site for women's activism, 你还是可以来参观的 在这里!
3. 播出时间最长的肥皂剧之家.
没有多少节目可以自夸超过10个, 000集, but one that can is our fave – Coronation Street. The show first aired on December 9th 1960 – so it's been 61 years. 哇.
Originally not even predicted to last three weeks, this fan favourite has beat the odds to become one of the most iconic shows of British television. But did you also know that the b和 Queen's music video for I Want to Break Free was a parody of Coronation Street? 是的! 你可以了解更多 在这里 和 在这里.
4. Vegetarianism (as we know it today) started 在这里
Whilst we can’t claim that vegetarianism in it's entirety was founded 在这里 – many cultures around the world have practiced vegetarianism – the British version of a meat-free diet was first recorded in Salford over 200 years.
They weren’t quite eating delicious vegetarian dishes like this but they made a start. Now meat-free alternatives are a st和ard at most eateries.
Salford boasted a Reverend William Cowherd (yes, 他的名字很贴切。, who waxed lyrical about the morality of a vegetarian diet. He did all this in a chapel called Beefsteak Chapel. No, 我们不是在开玩笑.
5. It has the first free public library in the English-speaking world
爱阅读? Then you’ll be pleased to know that Manchester can boast about having the first free public library. Chetham Library, was was founded in 1653 和 is the oldest public library in Britain.
We imagine the Shakespeare's of yesteryears would have enjoyed this public space
It's also housed in a building that dates back to 1421. 是的，600岁——疯了. The best bit is, it's still open for public use. 了解更多 在这里.
奖金的事实
Because we're crazy about this city, we thought we'd throw in one more fact for free. Manchester as a city is absolutely buzzing, 和 is already Europe's 发展最快的科技中心. 如果你正在寻找下一个技术岗位, 很多公司，比如AND Digital, Money Super Market 和 Missguided to name a few, 通过hackajob招聘吗. 报名 在这里 -只需5分钟.
Part of our Manchester series looking into life in the city, we hope you enjoyed the facts. If you're wondering what kind of companies are hiring for tech roles in Manchester, you can find out 在这里, or if you're already convinced 和 want to know w在这里 to eat, live 和 socialise then we've also written about it 在这里.
*Manchester in this article refers to the area of Greater Manchester, including Salford.
