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The humid air made it possible to spin fragile threads. As water was replaced by steam power the textile industry moved from a rural to an urban setting and in Manchester, and the towns that surrounded it, large cotton mills sprang up changing the landscape for decades to follow. Manchester became known as Cottonopolis as the textile trade became its main source of income but the British climate didn't support the growth of cotton so for Manchester to become successful it was necessary for it to build upon its natural advantages regarding transportation.
First came turnpike roads replacing the pack-horse tracks, then the narrow and broad canals and in the s the railway. This made it possible for raw material to move around the country and finished materials to reach markets but Manchester's land-locked position was seen in the 19th Century as an impediment to it reaching its potential.
The solution was the construction of a 36 mile navigation capable of accommodating ocean-going ships.
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