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Inventions, innovations and firsts made in the county of [[Cheshire]], in [[North West England]].
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== Inventions & Discoveries ==
'''Polythene''' invented in 1933, at ICI in Northwich
<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene#History</ref>
<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/polythenes-story-the-accidental-birth-of-plastic-bags-800602.html</ref>
<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_9042000/9042044.stm</ref>


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== Inventions and discoveries ==
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'''Pulsation Engine''' a precursor to [[Hydraulic_ram]], invented by John Whitehurst in Oulton Park.
'''[[Polyethylene#History|Polythene]]''' — invented in 1933, at ICI in [[Northwich]].<ref>Rob Sharp, [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/polythenes-story-the-accidental-birth-of-plastic-bags-800602.html ''Polythene's story: The accidental birth of plastic bags''], ''The Independent'', 7 Aug 2015</ref><ref>BBC Manchester, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_9042000/9042044.stm "History of the World: the first piece of polythene "], ''BBC'', 7 Aug 2015</ref>


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'''[[Hydraulic ram#History|Pulsation Engine]]''' — a precursor to the [[hydraulic ram]], invented by [[John Whitehurst]] in [[Oulton Park]].
'''First observation of extragalactic radio source''' The Andromeda nebula (M31) made at Jodrell Bank in 1950
<ref>http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/history/early.html</ref>
<ref>http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v166/n4230/abs/166901a0.html</ref>


'''First observation of extragalactic radio source''' — the Andromeda nebula ([[Andromeda Galaxy|M31]]) made at [[Jodrell Bank]] in 1950 <ref>Jodrell Bank, [http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/history/early.html "The Early History"], ''University of Manchester'', 7 Aug 2015</ref><ref>R. HANBURY BROWN & C. HAZARD, [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v166/n4230/abs/166901a0.html "Radio-frequency Radiation from the Great Nebula in Andromeda (M.31)."], ''Nature Publishing Group'', 7 Aug 2015</ref>


== Innovations and firsts ==
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'''[[Cheshire cheese|Cheshire Cheese]]''' — there are conflicting accounts of Cheshire Cheese being mentioned in the Domesday Book, and so the first county cheese, or, along with Shropshire Cheese, recorded much later in 1580.<ref>Helen Carter, [https://www.theguardian.com/global/the-northerner/2011/apr/27/cheshire-cheese-revival-sales-plummet "Producers urge a renaissance for Cheshire cheese"], ''The Guardian'', 3 April 2011</ref>


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'''UK's first [[Neighbourhood Watch (United Kingdom)|Neighbourhood Watch]]'''


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'''[[Timeline of Cheshire history#17th century|First known stagecoach]]''' ran between Birmingham and Holywell via Nantwich and Chester, 1637.
== Firsts ==
'''Claim of "Birth of England" AD937'''
A suggested site of [[Battle of Brunanburh]] was [[Bromborough]] in AD937 between King Athelstan and a Scots-Viking-Irish coalition. There are even suggestions that is was the fairway of 11th hole at Brackenwood golf course. The outcome has been described as [[Bebington|"Birth of England"]] with the continued separation of the British Isles into distinct nations <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4112301.stm</ref>.


'''First dementia-friendly checkout''' — Tesco supermarket in Chester claimed to be the "First known supermarket to implement a dementia-friendly checkout."<ref>Chester Chronicle, [http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/chester-tesco-store-first-implement-9383653 "Chester Tesco store first to implement dementia friendly checkout"], ''Chester Chronicle'', 3 June 2015</ref>


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'''Cheshire Cheese''': There are conflicting accounts of Cheshire Cheese being mentioned in the Domesday, and so the first county cheese, or along with Shropshire Cheese, recorded much later in 1580.
<ref>http://www.reecescheese.co.uk/about-us/history-of-cheshire-cheese
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire_cheese
<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/global/the-northerner/2011/apr/27/cheshire-cheese-revival-sales-plummet
<ref>http://www.cheese.com/cheshire/
</ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yHDNDoGjJgcC&lpg=PA118&ots=czzwhzppDp&dq=cheshire%20cheese%20domesday%20book&pg=PA118#v=onepage&q=cheshire%20cheese%20domesday%20book&f=false

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'''UK First [[Neighbourhood Watch]]'''
<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbourhood_Watch_%28United_Kingdom%29</ref>

'''First publicly funded civic park in Britain.'''
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkenhead_Park

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'''First known stagecoach''' runs between Birmingham and Holywell via Nantwich and Chester, 1637
<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Cheshire_history#17th_century</ref>

'''First Dementia Friendly Checkout''' Tesco supermarket in Chester claimed to be the "First known supermarket to implement a dementia friendly checkout."
<ref>http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/chester-tesco-store-first-implement-9383653</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Cheshire}}
{{Portal|Cheshire}}





==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Lists of inventions or discoveries]]

Latest revision as of 15:55, 20 April 2022

Inventions, innovations and firsts made in the county of Cheshire, in North West England.

Inventions and discoveries

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Polythene — invented in 1933, at ICI in Northwich.[1][2]

Pulsation Engine — a precursor to the hydraulic ram, invented by John Whitehurst in Oulton Park.

First observation of extragalactic radio source — the Andromeda nebula (M31) made at Jodrell Bank in 1950 [3][4]

Innovations and firsts

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Cheshire Cheese — there are conflicting accounts of Cheshire Cheese being mentioned in the Domesday Book, and so the first county cheese, or, along with Shropshire Cheese, recorded much later in 1580.[5]

UK's first Neighbourhood Watch

First known stagecoach ran between Birmingham and Holywell via Nantwich and Chester, 1637.

First dementia-friendly checkout — Tesco supermarket in Chester claimed to be the "First known supermarket to implement a dementia-friendly checkout."[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rob Sharp, Polythene's story: The accidental birth of plastic bags, The Independent, 7 Aug 2015
  2. ^ BBC Manchester, "History of the World: the first piece of polythene ", BBC, 7 Aug 2015
  3. ^ Jodrell Bank, "The Early History", University of Manchester, 7 Aug 2015
  4. ^ R. HANBURY BROWN & C. HAZARD, "Radio-frequency Radiation from the Great Nebula in Andromeda (M.31).", Nature Publishing Group, 7 Aug 2015
  5. ^ Helen Carter, "Producers urge a renaissance for Cheshire cheese", The Guardian, 3 April 2011
  6. ^ Chester Chronicle, "Chester Tesco store first to implement dementia friendly checkout", Chester Chronicle, 3 June 2015
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