Market town in Greater Manchester, England
Town in England
Bury
(
,
) is a
market town
on the
River Irwell
in the
Metropolitan Borough of Bury
,
Greater Manchester
, England.
[1]
which had a population of 81,101 in 2021 while the wider borough had a population of 193,846.
[2]
The town is within the
historic county
boundaries of
Lancashire
. It emerged in the
Industrial Revolution
as a
mill town
manufacturing
textiles
. The town is known for the open-air
Bury Market
and
black pudding
, the traditional local dish.
Sir
Robert Peel
was born in the town. Peel was a
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
who founded the
Metropolitan Police
and the
Conservative Party
. A
memorial
and
monument
for Peel, the former stands outside Bury Parish church and the latter overlooks the borough on
Holcombe Hill
. The town is 5 miles (8 km) east of
Bolton
, 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of
Rochdale
and 8 miles (12.9 km) north-west of
Manchester
.
History
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]
Toponymy
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]
The name
Bury
(also earlier known as
Buri
and
Byri
) comes from an
Old English
word, meaning
castle
,
stronghold
or
fort
, an early form of modern English
borough
[3]
(
German
burg
).
Early history
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Bury was formed around the ancient
market place
but there is evidence of activity dating back to the period of
Roman occupation
. Bury Museum has a Roman urn containing a number of small bronze coins dated for AD 253?282 and found north of what is now the town centre.
[4]
Under
Agricola
the road-building programme included a route from the
fort
at Manchester (
Mamucium
) to the fort at
Ribchester
(
Bremetennacum
) which ran through
Radcliffe
and
Affetside
. The modern Watling Street, which serves the Seddons Farm estate on the west side of town, follows the approximate line of the Roman road.
The most imposing building in the early town would have been
Bury Castle
,
[5]
[6]
a medieval
manor house
built in 1469 for Sir Thomas Pilkington. It sat in a good defensive position on high ground overlooking the Irwell Valley.
[6]
The Pilkington family suffered badly in the
Wars of the Roses
when, despite geography, they supported the
House of York
. When
Richard III
was killed at the
Battle of Bosworth
in 1485, Thomas Pilkington was captured and later executed. The outcome of the battle was the
Lancastrian
Duke of Richmond being crowned
Henry VII
by Sir
William Stanley
. As a reward for the support of his family,
Thomas Stanley
was created
Earl of Derby
and, amongst other lands, the confiscated Pilkington estate in Bury was presented to him.
[4]
The ancestral home of the Earls of Derby is
Knowsley Hall
on the outskirts of
Liverpool
. The family maintains a connection with Bury in various ways?the
Derby High School
is named after them. When the school opened in 1959 the
18th Earl of Derby
was patron and the school's badge is based on the Earl's coat of arms. The
15th
and
16th
earls were both supporters of
Bury Grammar School
, both financially and in terms of land, and one of the school houses is named
Derby
in their honour.
[7]
The town was formerly home to the
Derby Hall
and the
Derby Hotel
.
The castle remains were buried beneath the streets outside the
Castle Armoury
until properly excavated for the first time in the 1970s.
[6]
Between 1801 and 1830, the population of the town more than doubled from 7,072 to 15,086. This was the time when the factories, mines and foundries, with their spinning machines and steam engines, began to dominate the landscape. In 1822 Bury Savings Bank
[8]
opened on Silver Street established under government control and later became
TSB
.
Industrial Revolution
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Probate evidence from the 17th century and the remains of 18th-century weavers' cottages in Elton, on the west side of Bury, indicate that domestic textile production was an important factor in the local economy at a time when Bury's textile industry was dominated by woollens, and based upon the domestic production of yarn and cloth, as well as water-powered fulling mills.
[9]
[10]
Development was swift in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The establishment in 1773 by the family of Sir
Robert Peel
of Brooksbottom Mill in
Summerseat
, north of the town, as a
calico
printing works marked the beginning of the cotton industry in Bury. By the early 19th century, cotton was the predominant textile industry, with the Rivers
Roch
and Irwell providing power for spinning mills and processing water for the finishing trades. Development was further promoted when the town was linked to the national canal network by the
Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal
, fully opened in 1808. The canal was provided with water from
Elton Reservoir
, fed by aqueducts from a weir on the Irwell, north of what is now the
Burrs Country Park
. The Burrs is also the site of another mill developed by the Peel family, first founded in 1790. The remains are displayed for the public. There were seven
cotton mills
in Bury by 1818 and the population grew from 9,152 in 1801, to 20,710 in 1841, and then to 58,029 in 1901.
Following this, railways were opened, linking the town from
Bury Bolton Street railway station
to Manchester (via
Prestwich
and
Radcliffe
), to
Rawtenstall
and to
Accrington
. From the
Knowsley Street railway station
there were connections to the neighbouring mill towns of Bolton,
Heywood
and Rochdale. As well as the many cotton mills, other industries which thrived included paper-making,
calico
printing and some light engineering. The town expanded to incorporate the former townships of Elton,
Walmersley
and Heap, and rows of terraced houses encircled the town centre by the turn of the 19th century. Districts such as Freetown,
Fishpool
and Pimhole were transformed from farmers' fields to rows of terraces beside the factories and mills.
The houses were of the most limited kind, without basic facilities, sewers or proper streets. The result was the rapid spread of disease and high mortality rates in crowded areas. In 1838, out of 1,058
working class
houses in Bury investigated by the Manchester Statistical Society, 733 had 3?4 people in each bed, 207 had 4?5, and 76 had 5?6.
[11]
Social reformers locally and nationally were concerned about such issues, including
Edwin Chadwick
. One report that prepared the ground for the reform of public health matters, commissioned by the then Prime Minister, Sir
Robert Peel
, asked local doctors for information. King Street, Bury, was highlighted: it had 10 houses, each with one bedroom, and a population of 69. The average age of death in Bury was 13.8 years. Towns like Bury were likened to 'camps'
[12]
where newcomers sought work in mill, mine or forge. Many, often from Ireland, found shelter in lodging houses. Thirty-eight in Bury were surveyed.
[13]
Seventy-three per cent had men and women sharing beds indiscriminately, 81% were filthy and the average was 5.5 persons to a bed.
Although Bury had few of the classic late-19th-century
spinning mills
that were such a feature of other Lancashire towns, a group known as Peel Mills are still in use at Castlecroft Road. Immediately north of the town centre, their name is another reminder of the link with the Peel family.
Lancashire Fusiliers
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Lancashire Fusiliers
War Memorial at Whitehead Gardens
According to writer
Geoffrey Moorhouse
, no history of Bury is complete without reference to its role as the regimental town of the
Lancashire Fusiliers
.
[14]
In 1688,
Prince William of Orange
(later King William III) landed at
Brixham
,
Devon
. He asked Colonel Sir Robert Peyton to raise a regiment containing six independent companies in the Exeter area. This regiment absorbed the previously enscripted men housed at the Wellington Barracks, who would have been any men over the age of 21. These men became the Lancashire Fusiliers once they joined William's of Orange Men. Following successful recruitment, a regimental depot was established at
Wellington Barracks
in 1881.
[15]
This barracks were originally built as a response to the Chartist movement, who were a mass movement of working-class men who protested via petition signatures.
The People's Charter called for six reforms to make the political system more democratic:
- A vote for every man aged twenty-one years and above, of sound mind, and not undergoing punishment for a crime.
- The secret ballot to protect the elector in the exercise of his vote.
- No property qualification for Members of Parliament to allow the constituencies to return the man of their choice.
- Payment of Members, enabling tradesmen, working men, or other persons of modest means to leave or interrupt their livelihood to attend to the interests of the nation.
- Equal constituencies, securing the same amount of representation for the same number of electors, instead of allowing less populous constituencies to have as much or more weight than larger ones.
- Annual Parliamentary elections, thus presenting the most effectual check to bribery and intimidation, since no purse could buy a constituency under a system of universal manhood suffrage in every twelve months.
Chartists saw themselves fighting against political corruption and for democracy in an industrial society, but attracted support beyond the radical political groups for economic reasons, such as opposing wage cuts and unemployment.
[16]
Recent history
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Terraced housing in Bury 1958
The post-war period saw a major decline in the cotton industry and, as with many neighbouring towns, Bury's skyline was soon very different, with countless factory chimneys being pulled down and the associated mills closing their doors permanently. The old shopping area around Princess Street and Union Square was demolished in the late 1960s, and a concrete precinct was built to replace it. This development was replaced by the Mill Gate Shopping Centre in 1995.
On 23 November 1981, an
F0/T1 tornado
formed over
Whitefield
and subsequently moved through Bury town centre and surrounding areas.
[17]
In 2010 a £350m shopping development opened up around the Rock. The main street is populated mainly by independent shops and food outlets. At the top end of the street is a shopping area with a multi-screen cinema, bowling alley, and department stores including
Marks & Spencer
,
Primark
,
H&M
,
Boots
,
Clarks
,
Poundland
,
Body Shop
and
Warren James Jewellers
.
Bury also benefited from other facilities in the early 2010s including a new medical centre and office accommodation close to
Bury Town Hall
. A decision by
Marks and Spencer
to vacate its store in the Mill Gate Shopping Centre and move into a new larger one on The Rock emphasised a change of clientele in the town.
The town centre is famous for its traditional market, with its "world famous" black pudding stalls.
Bury Market
was also once famous for its tripe, although this has declined in recent decades. The Bury Black Pudding Company, owned by the Chadwick family,
[18]
provides black pudding to retailers such as
Harrods
, and to major supermarkets, and the market is a destination for people from all over Greater Manchester and beyond. The last 30 years have seen the town develop into an important
commuter town
for neighbouring
Manchester
. Large-scale housing development has taken place around
Unsworth
,
Redvales
, Sunny Bank,
Brandlesholme
, Limefield, Chesham and Elton. The old railway line to
Manchester Victoria
closed in 1990 and was replaced by the light rapid transit system
Metrolink
in 1992. The town was also linked to the motorway network with the opening of the
M66
, accessed from the east side of the town, in 1978.
Governance
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The highest-polling party in each ward in the
2011 United Kingdom local elections
Arms of the former
Bury County Borough Council
(abolished 1974)
The town was initially a parish, then a
select vestry
with a "board of guardians for the poor".
Improvement commissioners
were added before the borough charter was granted in 1876. In 1889, the town's status was raised to that of a
county borough
of Lancashire.
The coat of arms was granted in 1877 and its symbols represent local industry. In the quarters are representations of the anvil (for forging), the golden fleece (the wool industry), a pair of crossed shuttles (the cotton industry) and a papyrus plant (the paper industry). Above them are a closed visor capped by a mayfly and two red roses. The Latin motto "
Vincit Omnia Industria
" translates as "
work conquers all
".
With the passage of the
Local Government Act 1972
, Bury merged with the neighbouring municipal boroughs of
Radcliffe
and
Prestwich
, together with the urban districts of
Whitefield
,
Tottington
and
Ramsbottom
in 1974 to become the
Metropolitan Borough of Bury
. The borough is part of the
metropolitan county
of
Greater Manchester
.
On 3 July 2008, a referendum was held in the borough to decide whether it should be ruled by a directly elected mayor. The proposal was rejected by the voters.
[19]
Geography
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Bury
[21]
is located on the edge of the western
Pennines
in
North West England
, in the northern part of the
Greater Manchester Urban Area
. Its position on the
River Irwell
has proved important in its history and development. Flowing from north to south, the river divides the town into two parts on the east and west sides of the valley, respectively. The town centre sits close to, and above, the river on the east side. Bury Bridge is a key bridging point, linking the east side of town and the town centre with the western suburbs and Bolton beyond. Other bridges across the river are few?there is one at Radcliffe Road to the south and one at Summerseat to the north. There is a bridge at the Burrs, but it serves a cul-de-sac and does not allow full east?west access. To the south, the main tributary (the River Roch, flowing from the east) joins the Irwell close to another significant bridging point, Blackford Bridge. This carries the main road south (the
A56
) towards Manchester.
Bury experiences a warm
temperate climate
with warm summers and cool winters owing to the shielding effect of the
Western Pennine Moors
. Summer is the driest time of the year with low rainfall. Bury rarely experiences temperatures over 30 °C (86 °F), due to oceanic north easterly winds. In summer, the temperature is warm and Bury experiences much sun. Winters are cool; temperatures can drop below freezing between December and March. There is not much extreme weather in Bury;
floods
are rare since the town is on higher ground, although flood is occasionally seen in
Ramsbottom
. Early summer
thunderstorms
bring high rainfall.
For purposes of the
Office for National Statistics
, Bury is part of the
Greater Manchester Urban Area
.
Demography
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At the 2001 census the town of Bury had a total population of 77,211, whereas the wider Metropolitan Borough had a population of 183,200.
[22]
[23]
Population growth
in Bury since 1801
|
Year
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1801
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1811
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1821
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1831
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1839
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1851
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1881
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1891
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1901
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1911
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1921
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1931
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1951
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1961
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Population
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19,915
|
24,986
|
30,655
|
42,305
|
55,577
|
63,803
|
39,238
|
41,038
|
58,029
|
58,648
|
56,403
|
56,182
|
58,838
|
60,149
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Source: Vision of Britain
[24]
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Landmarks
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Attractions in Bury include:
Bury Bolton Street railway station at the East Lancashire Railway
- Bury Art Museum
, containing the Wrigley collection of paintings, which includes works by
J. M. W. Turner
,
Edwin Henry Landseer
,
John Constable
and
Peter De Wint
. The building, by Woodhouse and Willoughby in 1899, was described by
Pevsner
as "probably the best building in Bury."
[25]
- Bury Castle
is a fortified
manor house
built in the mid-13th century by Sir Thomas Pilkington and is now protected as a
Scheduled Ancient Monument
; the foundations have been excavated and have been open to the public since 2000.
[5]
[6]
- Bury Parish Church
, on the Market Place in the centre of the town, is a Grade I
listed building
.
[26]
[27]
- Bury's 'World-Famous' Market
has been in operation for nearly 600 years; the original licence for a market was granted in 1444. In 2006, of 1,150 markets in the UK, Bury Market was voted the best 'British Market of the Year' by the National Association of British Market Authorities. The market was also selected as
BBC Radio 4
's
Food and Farming Awards
Market of the Year in 2008. It receives over 1,000 coachloads of visitors every year.
[28]
- Castlesteads
is an ancient
promontory fort
and scheduled monument.
- Peel Tower
, Harcles Hill,
[29]
above
Holcombe
village,
Ramsbottom
. The tower was built in remembrance of Sir
Robert Peel
, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and founder of the Metropolitan Police, who was born in Bury and was responsible for the repeal of the
Corn Laws
in 1846. Hundreds of people climb to the tower each year on
Good Friday
. Historically this gathering had a principally religious purpose, since the hill was said to be strikingly similar to the hill that Jesus climbed (Calvary) before his crucifixion on Good Friday.
Whitehead Clock Tower
Ron Silliman's neon piece
From Northern Soul (Bury Neon)
on display at
Bury Interchange
Bury is home to several fine
sculptures
and pieces of
public art
.
Edward Hodges Baily
's 1851
statue of Sir Robert Peel
stands in the centre of town,
[32]
while
Lutyens
'
Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial
can be found outside the Fusilier Museum.
[33]
George Frampton
's 'cheering fusilier', a tribute to those who died in the
Boer War
, stands in Whitehead Garden near the town hall.
[34]
The Kay Monument, a solid pavilion with a stone dome capped with a bronze
Fame
, commemorates
John Kay
,
[35]
the inventor of the flying shuttle which revolutionised the weaving industry. Designed by
William Venn Gough
in 1908, it holds a number of sculpted bronze plaques by
John Cassidy
.
[36]
Contemporary works include
Ron Silliman
's text piece
From Northern Soul (Bury Neon)
at
Bury Interchange
.
[37]
Transport
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Bury is connected to other settlements via
bus services
,
Metrolink
and
the heritage railway
.
Between 1903 and 1949, the
Bury Corporation Tramways
network served the town.
Bury Bolton Street railway station
, first opened in 1846 and substantially rebuilt in the 1880s and again in the 1950s, is now home to the
East Lancashire Railway
, a heritage railway which serves
Heywood
,
Ramsbottom
and
Rawtenstall
but does not provide a regular commuter service. The station is the original railway station of Bury and was a mainline station until 1980, although after December 1966 passenger services were reduced to a commuter service to Manchester only (formerly there were services to Ramsbottom, Rawtenstall and Bacup to the north of Bury also from Bolton Street station).
A Metrolink Tram in Bury Interchange
Bury was served by two major railway stations between 1848 and 1970, when
Bury Knowsley Street railway station
was closed. Bury Knowsley Street station had passenger services travelling east?west through Bury, connecting the town directly to both Bolton and Heywood. After October 1970 services to and from Manchester were the only passenger rail services connecting Bury to the national rail network. Bury to
Manchester Victoria
rail services were provided by
Class 504
units, which were
third-rail
operated, in the 1970s and 1980s.
Bury Interchange
opened in March 1980 close to the site of the former Knowsley Street station (which was demolished in the early 1970s). It was the replacement for the Bolton Street railway station (which was subsequently taken over the East Lancashire Railway heritage line in 1987), and initially incorporated a railway station, with services to Manchester Victoria, and a bus station. Third-rail-powered heavy rail passenger services integrated with the national rail network ceased in 1991, with
Metrolink
taking over the line and trams operating the line since April 1992. As a result, Bury has not had a conventional heavy rail link to the national network since 1991.
Currently, most buses are run by the
Bee Network
(Which replaced those run by
Diamond North West
),
Go North West
, and
Rosso
, (with some buses run by Vision Bus) connecting with destinations within Greater Manchester,
Rossendale
,
Blackburn
and
Burnley
. It is planned that all buses from Bury running within Greater Manchester will be incorporated into the Bee Network by March 2024.
[38]
The bus station is connected to the Bury Interchange Metrolink tram stop, to provide a vast complex of inter-modal transport. There is also a free car park at the rear of the complex and a cycle hub for parking bikes during the day. The station is located in the centre of Bury, close to
Bury Market
, the Millgate Shopping Centre, the Rock and the main square.
Class 504 at Bury Interchange station
Manchester Metrolink
operates trams to Altrincham and Picadilly from Bury. There is generally a service every 6 minutes from Bury to
Manchester city centre
, with every other tram continuing to Altrincham.
Education
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Derby High School
is one of Bury's comprehensive schools. It was opened in 1959 and its patron is the
Earl of Derby
.
- Colleges
- High schools located in the town include
Sport
[
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]
Bury F.C.
is the town's local
football
club. Bury play in the North West Counties Premier Division, the ninth tier of English football. Bury gained worldwide publicity in August 2019 when the club were expelled from the Football League due to unpaid debts and poor ownership.
The
Lancashire Spinners
are a
basketball
team based in Bury. They compete in the second-tier
English Basketball League
Division 1, and have done so since promotion from Division 2 in 2015. The club have close ties with nearby
Myerscough College
.
Bury Broncos are a Rugby League team based in the Prestwich area. Formed in 2008, they play in the North West Men's League and will compete in Division 1 in the 2021 season.
Culture
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]
Performing arts
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]
The Met
arts centre, based in the
Derby Hall
on Market Street, is a small performing arts venue promoting a programme of theatre, music and comedy events.
[42]
The Met has hosted famous comedy acts such as
Peter Kay
,
Jason Manford
,
Steve Coogan
and
Eddie Izzard
in their days before fame.
Museums and galleries
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]
Heritage Buses in Bury Transport Museum
Bury Art Museum
is home to a fine collection of
Victorian
and 20th-century art, including works by
Turner
,
Constable
and
Landseer
.
The
Fusilier Museum
, home to the collection of the
Lancashire Fusiliers
, commemorates over three hundred years of the regiment's history. The museum occupies the former School of Arts and Crafts on Broad Street.
The
Bury Transport Museum
, part of the
East Lancashire Railway
, holds a collection of vintage vehicles and interactive displays. It is housed in the restored and Grade II-listed 1848 Castlecroft Goods Shed.
Music
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]
The 2008
Mercury Music Prize
-winning group
Elbow
,
[43]
fronted by
Guy Garvey
, hails from Bury. In 2009, the group was awarded the Freedom of the Borough after their 2008 album
The Seldom Seen Kid
won several accolades including a
Brit Award
and the Mercury Prize.
[44]
Bury hosts several music festivals yearly, including the Glaston-Bury Festival on the August bank holiday weekend, and Head for the Hills Festival (previously known as Ramsbottom Festival) closing the festival season in mid-September. While Glaston-Bury hosts mainly local/upcoming bands, Head for the Hills hosts a wider range of talent, including bands such as
Soul II Soul
,
The Proclaimers
and
Maximo Park
. The festival also has a popular silent disco, where DJs battle for the larger audience. For the past two years, this battle has largely been dominated by the DJ team
BABs
, a brother and sister partnership from the local village of Edenfield.
Food
[
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]
The Bury Black Pudding stall in Bury Market
Bury is known for its
black puddings
[45]
so much so, that it is not uncommon to see it marketed as "
Bury Black Pudding
" on a menu. Bury
simnel cake
is a variant of the cake originating in Bury. The town was also notable for
tripe
, though there is little demand for this in modern times.
Media
[
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]
Television
[
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]
Local news and television programmes are provided by
BBC North West
and
ITV Granada
. Television signals are received from the
Winter Hill
TV transmitter.
[46]
Radio
[
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]
Bury is served by the local radio stations:
[47]
Newspapers
[
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]
The Bury Times
is the local newspaper including regional newspapers
Manchester Evening News
and
North West Enquirer
.
[49]
Notable people
[
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]
Statue of Sir
Robert Peel
by
Edward Hodges Baily
in Bury
- Sir
Robert Peel
(1788?1850), the 19th century
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
best known today for the repeal of the
Corn Laws
and his introduction of the modern police force (hence the terms "Bobbies" and "Peelers"), was born in Bury.
[50]
He is also notable for forming the famous British Police division, 'Scotland Yard' in London. A monument,
Peel Tower
, now exists to his memory. As this is situated nearly 1,000 feet above sea level, it is easily recognisable for miles around. The tower itself was not built for Sir Robert, but to provide work for local workers and was later dedicated to him. A
statue of Peel
stands in Market Place, outside the
Robert Peel
public house. The statue of Sir Robert has his waistcoat fastening the wrong way round.
- John Kay
(1704 ?
c.
1779), the inventor of the
flying shuttle
, one of the key inventions of the
Industrial Revolution
. He was born to a
yeoman
farming family at Park, a
hamlet
just north of Bury, on 16 June 1704.
[51]
A memorial to John Kay stands in the heart of Bury in Kay Gardens.
[52]
He also features as one of twelve subjects of the
Manchester Murals
by
Ford Madox Brown
which decorate the Great Hall of
Manchester Town Hall
and depict the history of the city. The piece shows Kay being smuggled to safety as rioters, who feared their jobs were in danger, sought to destroy looms whose invention he had made possible. This was a key moment in the struggle between labour and new technology. He eventually fled to France and died in poverty.
- James Wood
, mathematician, Dean of
Ely
and Master of
St John's College, Cambridge
, was born at
Holcombe
, Bury, in 1760. A pupil at
Bury Grammar School
, he won an exhibition to St John's College and was a college tutor from 1789 to 1814. During this time he published
The Principles of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy
. He was appointed Dean of Ely in 1820. He served as Master of St John's from 1815 and left his library to the college upon his death in 1839.
[53]
- Professor Sir
John Charnley
, born the son of a Bury pharmacist in 1911. He wrote
The Closed Treatment of Common Fractures
, first published in 1950, which became a standard text for the subject. His subsequent achievement in developing hip replacement surgery, in 1962, is acknowledged as a ground breaking development that changed the approach to orthopaedic surgery. He established a centre for hip surgery at
Wrightington Hospital
, near
Wigan
where he worked. He was knighted for his work in 1977.
[54]
The John Charnley Research Institute at Wrightington Hospital near Wigan, was named in his honour.
- Andrew Higginson
, businessman and chairman of
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc
[55]
- Cherie Blair
, barrister and wife of former Prime Minister
Tony Blair
.
Sport
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]
- Cyrus Ainsworth
, cricketer
- Nicky Ajose
, former
Charlton Athletic
footballer and coach at
Exeter City F.C.
- Andy Goram
, Scottish international footballer
- James Guy
, Olympic gold medal swimmer in the
2020 Summer Olympics
in
Tokyo
- Barrie Kelly
, sprinter who competed in the
1968 Summer Olympics
in
Mexico City
, and the
1966
and
1970
Commonwealth Games
in
Jamaica
and
Edinburgh
, respectively
- Rico Lewis
, footballer for
Manchester City
[56]
- Gary Neville
, former
Manchester United F.C.
captain
- Phil Neville
, former Manchester United F.C. and
Everton F.C.
player and captain, and younger brother of
Gary Neville
- Tracey Neville
, netball international and sister of Gary and Phil Neville
- Scott Quigg
, the current British super-bantamweight
boxing
champion and WBA Interim World Champion
- Lawrie Smith
, yachtsman. He learnt to sail at Elton Sailing Club, Bury, and won a bronze medal at the
Barcelona Olympics
in 1992, and the
Fastnet Race
.
- Callum Styles
, footballer for
Millwall
and
Hungary
international
- Kieran Trippier
, footballer for
Newcastle United
and
England
international
- Adam Yates
, professional cyclist and twin brother of Simon Yates
- Simon Yates
, professional cyclist and twin brother of Adam Yates.
Writers
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]
Actors
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]
Statue of
Victoria Wood
, in Library Gardens
- Gemma Atkinson
, actress and model
- Antony Cotton
, actor and television host best known as
Sean Tully
in
Coronation Street
- Helen Flanagan
, actress best known as
Rosie Webster
in
Coronation Street
- Steve Halliwell
, actor best known as
Zak Dingle
in
Emmerdale
- Ralf Little
, actor, best known for playing Antony Royle in
The Royle Family
and Johnny Keogh in
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
- Matt Littler
, an actor best known as
Max Cunningham
in
Hollyoaks
, was a pupil of
Elton High School
.
- Jamie Lomas
, actor best known as Warren Fox in
Hollyoaks
. He is the brother of
Charley Webb
.
- Jennie McAlpine
, an actress best known as Fiz in
Coronation Street
, was a pupil of
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic High School, Bury
.
- Christian McKay
, actor. He studied piano as a youth and had performed the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in concert at the age of 21. He played
Orson Welles
in the film
Me and Orson Welles
.
- Nigel Pilkington
, actor, writer and voice actor
- Lisa Riley
, actress and television presenter best known as Mandy Dingle in
Emmerdale
- Suzanne Shaw
, originally famous for winning the show
Popstars
and being a member of
Hear'say
. Shaw became the star of West End shows as well as a singer, actress and television presenter.
- Charley Webb
, actress best known for playing Debbie Dingle in
Emmerdale
. She is the sister of
Jamie Lomas
.
- Layton Williams
, known for playing the role of Stephen Carmichael in the television series Bad Education and his work in the West End theatre.
- Victoria Wood
, comedian, composer and actor. Although from nearby Prestwich, Bury has the honour of hosting a statue of the celebrated comedian and writer, which stands opposite Bury's central library.
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Music
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Members of Parliament
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Twin towns
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The Metropolitan Borough of Bury has five twin towns, in China, France, Germany and the United States.
[60]
[61]
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Two of these were originally twinned with a place within the Metropolitan Borough prior to its creation in 1974.
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