Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction: Shock, smoke and charity -- Ancoats, 1826: the shock of the factory -- City of free trade: the urbanism of the industrial Bourgeoisie --Ancient and modern: photography imaging an Epoch -- Industrial greatness: the town hall as a Gothic machine -- Devil's darkness: industrial pollution and culture as philanthropy -- The largest room: making a deal witht the architecture of the exchange -- Coda.
Subject Terms:
Manchester (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works. | Industrial buildings -- England -- Manchester -- History -- 18th century. | Architecture -- England -- Manchester.