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Historical and old photos and pictures of Bolton, Greater Manchester

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Geography: Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, historically and traditionally a part of Lancashire. A former mill town, Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish weavers settled in the area in the 14th century, introducing a wool and cotton-weaving tradition. The urbanisation and development of the town largely coincided with the introduction of textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution. Bolton was a 19th-century boomtown and, at its zenith in 1929, its 216 cotton mills and 26 bleaching and dyeing works made it one of the largest and most productive centres of cotton spinning in the world. The British cotton industry declined sharply after the First World War and, by the 1980s, cotton manufacture had virtually ceased in Bolton.

Close to the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Manchester. It is surrounded by several neighbouring towns and villages that together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the administrative centre. The town of Bolton has a population of 139,403, whilst the wider metropolitan borough has a population of 262,400. Bolton originated as a small settlement in the moorland known as Bolton le Moors. In the English Civil War, the town was a Parliamentarian outpost in a staunchly Royalist region and, as a result, was stormed by 3,000 Royalist troops led by Prince Rupert of the Rhine in 1644. In what became known as the Bolton Massacre, 1,600 residents were killed and 700 were taken prisoner.

Bolton Wanderers football club play home games at the University of Bolton Stadium and the WBA World light-welterweight champion Amir Khan was born in the town. Cultural interests include the Octagon Theatre and the Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, as well as one of the earliest public libraries established after the Public Libraries Act 1850.

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Population: 194 189

Sights:

Bolton. Abbey from the river
Abbey from the river
Bolton. Abbey stepping stones
Abbey stepping stones
Bolton. Abbey stepping stones
Abbey stepping stones
Bolton Hall
Bolton Hall
Bolton. 'Cenotaph' Nelson Square
'Cenotaph' Nelson Square
Bolton. Civic Centre
Civic Centre
Bolton. Corner of Horatio Street and Marsh Fold Lane
Corner of Horatio Street and Marsh Fold Lane
Bolton. Deane Church
Deane Church
Bolton. Hall I'th' Wood
Hall I'th' Wood
Bolton. Higher Grade School
Higher Grade School
Bolton. Knowsley Street, 1918
Knowsley Street, 1918
Bolton. Knowsley Street
Knowsley Street
Bolton. Market Cross
Market Cross
Bolton. Market Cross and Deansgate, 1910s
Market Cross and Deansgate, 1910s
Bolton. Market Cross and Parish Church
Market Cross and Parish Church
Bolton. Nelson Square
Nelson Square
Bolton. Queen's Park
Queen's Park
Bolton. Queen's Park - Flower Beds and Bandstand
Queen's Park - Flower Beds and Bandstand
Bolton. Residential village Barrow Bridge, Old Cottages
Residential village Barrow Bridge, Old Cottages
Bolton. School on Derby Street
School on Derby Street
Bolton. Smithill's Hall
Smithill's Hall
Bolton. Smithills Hall - Gatehouse
Smithills Hall - Gatehouse
Bolton. Town Hall
Town Hall
Bolton. View through the central arches of Le Mans Crescent (Civic Centre)
View through the central arches of Le Mans Crescent (Civic Centre)




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