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Synopsis
Manchester s unique Victorian red-brick and sandstone architecture still dominates the twenty-first century skyline, despite modern developments. Manchester s Victorian history consists of much more than cotton mills and canals. Scientists like John Dalton enhanced the city s reputation. The world s first passenger railway station is located at Liverpool Road, which was later superseded by Victoria Station. Manchester University, originally the Victoria University of Manchester, has a worldwide reputation as an academic institution, and writers like James Kay, Edwin Chadwick, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels have commented on the fascinating effects of Manchester s rapid growth. Victorian Manchester Through Time contains fascinating contemporary and modern photographs that detail how some of the city s more familiar buildings and streets have changed over the last 150 years. Featured are impressive views of Piccadilly, Market Street, Manchester Cathedral, St Peter s Square and Oxford Road, depicting the evolution of this north-west cultural hotspot."