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Openshaw is an area of Manchester, England, about two miles east of the city centre. [1]

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A635 road

The A635 is a main road that runs between Manchester and Scawsby running east–west through Stalybridge, Saddleworth Moor, Holmfirth, Barnsley and Doncaster.

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Alderman

An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law.

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B & M

B&M European Retail Value S.A. (also known as B&M Bargains and the larger B&M Homestore) was formed in 1978 and is now one of the leading variety retailers in the United Kingdom, employing over 28,000 staff.

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Barnabas

Barnabas (Greek: Βαρνάβας), born Joseph, was an early Christian, one of the prominent Christian disciples in Jerusalem.

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Betfred

Betfred is a bookmaker based in the United Kingdom, founded by Fred and Peter Done.

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Church of England

The Church of England (C of E) is the state church of England.

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Costa Coffee

Costa Coffee is a British multinational coffeehouse company headquartered in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Whitbread.

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Crossley

Crossley, based in Manchester, United Kingdom, was a pioneering company in the production of internal combustion engines.

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Davy Jones (musician)

David Thomas Jones (30 December 1945 – 29 February 2012) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, actor and businessman best known as a member of the band the Monkees, and for starring in the TV series of the same name.

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English Steel Corporation

The English Steel Corporation Ltd was a United Kingdom steel producer.

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Fairfield High School for Girls

Fairfield High School for Girls, is an all-girls' secondary academy located in Droylsden, Greater Manchester.

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Ferguson, Pailin & Co

Ferguson, Pailin & Co. was an English electrical engineering company based in Higher Openshaw, Manchester.

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Gorton railway station

Gorton railway station serves Gorton district of the city of Manchester, England.

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Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2,782,100.

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Greggs

Greggs plc is the largest bakery chain in the United Kingdom.

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Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Anglo-Saxons and others.

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Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.

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Keir Hardie

James Keir Hardie (15 August 185626 September 1915) was a Scottish socialist, politician, and trade unionist.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs.) is a county in north west England.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300.

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Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Central is a constituency created in 1974 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2012 by Lucy Powell of the Labour Party and Co-operative Party.

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Manchester city centre

Manchester city centre is the central business district of Manchester, England, within the boundaries of Trinity Way, Great Ancoats Street and Whitworth Street.

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Manchester College of Arts and Technology

Manchester College of Arts and Technology (or for short MANCAT) is a former network of further and higher education campuses in the city of Manchester, England specialising in courses in the Arts and Technology, however courses in many other fields were also offered.

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Manchester Piccadilly station

Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester, England.

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McDonald's

McDonald's is an American fast food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States.

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Morrisons

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc, trading as Morrisons, is the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, and is headquartered in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

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Old English

Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.

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Openshaw Citadel

Openshaw Citadel was the third Salvation Army corps opened in Manchester.

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Peter McGarr

Peter McGarr (born 28 May 1953) is an English classical composer and teacher, working in the English experimental tradition and inspired by Northern English landscape and culture.

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Poundland

Poundland is a British variety store chain founded in 1990, with a single price-point on most items costing £1, including clearance items as well as proprietary brands.

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Primary school

A primary school (or elementary school in American English and often in Canadian English) is a school in which children receive primary or elementary education from the age of about seven to twelve, coming after preschool, infant school and before secondary school.

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Rank Hovis McDougall

RHM plc, formerly Ranks Hovis McDougall, was a United Kingdom food business.

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Secondary school

A secondary school is both an organization that provides secondary education and the building where this takes place.

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Stagecoach Manchester

Stagecoach Manchester Greater Manchester Buses South Limited is a bus operator in Greater Manchester, England.

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The Monkees

The Monkees were an American rock and pop band originally active between 1966 and 1971, with reunion albums and tours in the decades that followed.

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Trade union

A trade union or trades union, also called a labour union (Canada) or labor union (US), is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve many common goals; such as protecting the integrity of its trade, improving safety standards, and attaining better wages, benefits (such as vacation, health care, and retirement), and working conditions through the increased bargaining power wielded by the creation of a monopoly of the workers.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Wright Robinson College

Wright Robinson College is a mixed 11–16 secondary school in Abbey Hey, Gorton, Manchester, England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openshaw

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