Tag Archives: industrial revolution

 

Manchester Then and Now: Sackville Street, St. Luke’s Church, Chorlton On Medlock

Monday 18 February 2008

In Victorian times, the southern part of Sackville Street was called Zara Street. The road used to run right into the north-eastern part of Chorlton On Medlock and, after crossing Mount Street, was called Rutland Street. Later, Rutland Street was renamed St. Luke’s Street. Then, in the 1960’s, the Mancunian Way (motorway) was built and […]

 

A critical rise in world temperatures is now unavoidable

Saturday 11 February 2006

The Independent newspaper reports that a dangerous rise in temperature is now unavoidable. We are on course for ‘a rise in global mean temperatures to two degrees above the level before the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century,’ the article says. The two degree threshold was set down by scientists from around the world […]