Mike N said:Think he's currently on Wiki looking for some other important event.
Thought he might come back with the Splitting of the atom or the first Rolls Royce etc. FFS.
Peterloo was to do with real people and their lives.
It was one of the most significant but the most important was when a group of Flemish weavers discovered that the damp climate made Manchester ideal for textile work. Or when Richard Arkwright opened the first cotton mill.dazdon said:For me Peterloo was the most important event in Manchester's history.
Agreed.Prestwich_Blue said:It was one of the most significant but the most important was when a group of Flemish weavers discovered that the damp climate made Manchester ideal for textile work. Or when Richard Arkwright opened the first cotton mill.dazdon said:For me Peterloo was the most important event in Manchester's history.
Ducado said:It was not the most important event in the history of ManchesterMike N said:SaintGeorge67 said:I quite like the Piccadilly idea actually.
I'm told Manchester had applied to host some major UNICEF event at Manchester Central in 2019 (I forget the specifics) which would also be a nice touch.
I think the renaming of Piccadilly station with Peterloo Station would be a fantastic idea. M.C.C. need to do something significant and long-lasting to mark the most important event in Manchester and one of the most important in the country's history.
This amuses me greatly.nijinsky's fetlocks said:Ducado said:It was not the most important event in the history of ManchesterMike N said:I think the renaming of Piccadilly station with Peterloo Station would be a fantastic idea. M.C.C. need to do something significant and long-lasting to mark the most important event in Manchester and one of the most important in the country's history.
In your opinion.
But then I suppose if you had been around in those days you would have banned the march anyway, then taken the credit for preventing a massacre.
Or possibly just told everyone gathered there that the march had run it's course, so you were locking it.
nijinsky's fetlocks said:Ducado said:It was not the most important event in the history of ManchesterMike N said:I think the renaming of Piccadilly station with Peterloo Station would be a fantastic idea. M.C.C. need to do something significant and long-lasting to mark the most important event in Manchester and one of the most important in the country's history.
In your opinion.
But then I suppose if you had been around in those days you would have banned the march anyway, then taken the credit for preventing a massacre.
Or possibly just told everyone gathered there that the march had run it's course, so you were locking it.
Whilst very funny as always I do think PB has a point regarding the reason why Manchester became Cottonopolis. Without that it would have remained a provincial town with a tiny population.nijinsky's fetlocks said:Ducado said:It was not the most important event in the history of ManchesterMike N said:I think the renaming of Piccadilly station with Peterloo Station would be a fantastic idea. M.C.C. need to do something significant and long-lasting to mark the most important event in Manchester and one of the most important in the country's history.
In your opinion.
But then I suppose if you had been around in those days you would have banned the march anyway, then taken the credit for preventing a massacre.
Or possibly just told everyone gathered there that the march had run it's course, so you were locking it.
SWP's back said:Whilst very funny as always I do think PB has a point regarding the reason why Manchester became Cottonopolis. Without that it would have remained a provincial town with a tiny population.nijinsky's fetlocks said:Ducado said:It was not the most important event in the history of Manchester
In your opinion.
But then I suppose if you had been around in those days you would have banned the march anyway, then taken the credit for preventing a massacre.
Or possibly just told everyone gathered there that the march had run it's course, so you were locking it.