<P> Manchester now developed as the natural distribution centre for raw cotton and spun yarn , and a marketplace and distribution centre for the products of this growing textile industry . Richard Arkwright is credited as the first to erect a cotton mill in the city . His first experiment , installing a Newcomen steam engine to pump water for a waterwheel failed , but he next adapted a Watt steam engine to directly operate the machinery . The result was the rapid spread of cotton mills throughout Manchester itself and in the surrounding towns . To these must be added bleach works , textile print works , and the engineering workshops and foundries , all serving the cotton industry . During the mid-19th century Manchester grew to become the centre of Lancashire 's cotton industry and was dubbed `` Cottonopolis '' , and a branch of the Bank of England was established in 1826 . </P>
<P> Manchester now developed as the natural distribution centre for raw cotton and spun yarn , and a marketplace and distribution centre for the products of this growing textile industry . Richard Arkwright is credited as the first to erect a cotton mill in the city . His first experiment , installing a Newcomen steam engine to pump water for a waterwheel failed , but he next adapted a Watt steam engine to directly operate the machinery . The result was the rapid spread of cotton mills throughout Manchester itself and in the surrounding towns . To these must be added bleach works , textile print works , and the engineering workshops and foundries , all serving the cotton industry . During the mid-19th century Manchester grew to become the centre of Lancashire 's cotton industry and was dubbed `` Cottonopolis '' , and a branch of the Bank of England was established in 1826 . </P>
what was manchester famous for in the industrial revolution
what was manchester famous for in the industrial revolution
the cotton industry
the cotton industry