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This development would prove to be pivotal in the history of Manchester music, as the city then had a place where its local bands could stay and record; the national trend to that point had been for provincial artists to leave their native towns and relocate to London by necessity, thus stripping outlying regions of their local talent and indigenous scenes. Ten months later, the mosaic has finally been restored and returned to its rightful home in the Northern Quarter. Baggy clothing enabled the loose-limbed liquid movements of the dancers. Dressing for comfort, girls and boys often wore similar clothing creating a seemingly egalitarian, almost non-gendered look. The cut of the clothes defined the look, sound, attitude and lifestyle.

It’s not all kitchen sink inventions; luxury gets a look-in too. Manchester is also the city in which Henry Royce created the first model of his world famous car. The Football LeagueIf you are familiar with the drinking habits of the English, then you’d know to expect this: there are LOTS of pubs in Manchester. I don’t know if there is any list that will be able to list literally all the pubs interspersed in the city, but this one does a good job (yes, visitmanchester.com is my go-to for most recommendations). Transport has always featured in Manchester’s history. Manchester gave birth to the world’s first railway line which opened in 1830. Victoria Station is one of the world’s oldest continuously operating stations and it is still the second largest station in the UK. The Submarine Originally sold as Vim Tonic, a health drink and alternative to drinking alcohol, Vimto was created at 19 Granby Row in Manchester’s city centre. Though both its name and the perception of fizzy drinks as good for you have changed over the years, it’s still a popular drink. So popular, in fact, that you can find a sculpture shaped like a giant bottle of Vimto at the University of Manchester. Vegetarianism

The Madchester/ Baggy look conveyed a confident Northern identity, with its roots in earlier working class street-styles, Scallies and Perry Boys, which were distinct to North West football crowds, but part of the broader Casual subculture. Madchester coalesced around a network of places including the Hacienda, International I and II venues, and the Eastern Bloc and Piccadilly record shops. Documenting it were M62, City Life and Debris magazines. The End fanzine (Liverpool) linked music, fashion, football, and politics.

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A once-dominant source of entertainment in the Manchester area, Music Hall music and humor continued to linger on into the 20th century, morphing into new forms and arenas. Lancastrian George Formby emerged from this tradition. His ukulele-driven comedic songs brought him super-stardom on film screens and stages in Britain, while establishing musical aesthetics that the nation would inherit into its subsequent home-grown popular music. Some of the other fun ones I have been to are The Courtyard, Twenty Twenty Two (where you can also play ping pong!) and The Paramount, although, it’s very important for me to mention that The Paramount belongs to the Wetherspoons chain, and several people, including me, are boycotting Wetherspoons due to their absolute horrible treatment of their employees during the Covid 19 pandemic. I am not actually going to pubs during this pandemic in a city as crowded as Manchester, but if I do, Wetherspoons is definitely not going to be one of them. The idea of avoiding consuming meat came about thanks to sermons by Reverend William Cowherd held at the Beefsteak Chapel. The reverend was so into the vegetarian movement that he actually wrote vegetarian hymns to sing to his congregation. You really can’t make this stuff up.