My research thesis is looking at the working man's sensory environment in the factory space of industrial Britain. I am planning on comparing the research I have done at New Lanark with factories in Manchester and Lancashire that were notoriously bad for their treatment of workers.
What about the Cheeney Mansions. I believe they had a major thread industry.
would 19th century Manchester newspapers be helpful for your research?
Old historic newspapers sometimes contain terrific articles on social conditions in the past.
Manchester Central Reference Library is a good place to start.
You may wish to balance your research by including investigation of philanthropic factory owners who took good care of their workers near Manchester. For instance, Quarry Bank Mill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarry_Bank_Mill
https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/manchester-in-the-19th-century
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