Timeline History of Bury, Greater Manchester

Timeline History of BuryGo back

1701 to 1800

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1748
Bury's first school was founded by town residents including the Rev. John Stanley.
1773
Brooksbottom Mill was established as a calico printing works. This was the beginning of the cotton industry in Bury.
1775
Bury workhouse, also known as the Redvales workhouse, was built on the Manchester Road.
1776-80
The church of St Mary the Virgin, located in today's Market Place, was rebuilt for the second time.
1787
The theatre in Bury collapsed onto the audience during a performance on July 4th. Sixteen people were killed and fifty others were injured.
1791
Construction work began on the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal.
1793
The population of the township of Bury (within Bury Parish) was 2,900.

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