"Spinning the Web brings together for the first time a unique collection of some 20,000 items from the libraries, museums and archives of North West England which tell the story of the Lancashire Cotton Industry. Spinning the Web invites users to search the collection (see Help to find out how) or to explore these extraordinary times through a series of themes:
Overview - an account of the period between 1760 to the
present day
Places - the impact of cotton on villages, towns and cities
People - living and working in the mills
Industry - how cotton was made and sold
Clothing & products - uses of cotton
For learners there are a series of Learning Journeys - find out more about Local History Studies in Places, Children in Victorian Times in People or Industrialisation in Industry.
Also you can Send a postcard from our Leisure section.
Spinning the Web is funded by the New Opportunities Fund and developed by Manchester Library and Information Service in partnership with local museums, libraries and archives. It is one of four textile related projects - see the Consortium Web Page for details. "
"The purpose of this website is to provide an overview of the First World War. This is not a professional website and is intended at a general rather than academic readership.
The editor does not recommend that this site be used for academic reference purposes for school or university papers as the material on the site has not been submitted for formal peer review."