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Inventions, innovations and firsts made in the county of [[Cheshire]], in [[North West England]]. |
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'''[[Polyethylene#History|Polythene]]''' invented in 1933, at ICI in Northwich |
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| ⚫ | '''[[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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| ⚫ | '''First observation of extragalactic radio source''' |
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| ⚫ | '''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> |
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== Firsts == |
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'''Claim of "Birth of England" AD937''' |
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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>. |
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== 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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<ref>http://www.reecescheese.co.uk/about-us/history-of-cheshire-cheese</ref> |
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<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire_cheese</ref> |
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<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/global/the-northerner/2011/apr/27/cheshire-cheese-revival-sales-plummet</ref> |
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<ref>http://www.cheese.com/cheshire/</ref> |
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<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</ref> |
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'''UK's first [[Neighbourhood Watch (United Kingdom)|Neighbourhood Watch]]''' |
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'''First publicly funded [[Birkenhead_Park|civic park]] in Britain''' |
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| ⚫ | '''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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'''First Dementia Friendly Checkout''' Tesco supermarket in Chester claimed to be the "First known supermarket to implement a dementia friendly checkout. |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Rob Sharp, Polythene's story: The accidental birth of plastic bags, The Independent, 7 Aug 2015
- ^ BBC Manchester, "History of the World: the first piece of polythene ", BBC, 7 Aug 2015
- ^ Jodrell Bank, "The Early History", University of Manchester, 7 Aug 2015
- ^ R. HANBURY BROWN & C. HAZARD, "Radio-frequency Radiation from the Great Nebula in Andromeda (M.31).", Nature Publishing Group, 7 Aug 2015
- ^ Helen Carter, "Producers urge a renaissance for Cheshire cheese", The Guardian, 3 April 2011
- ^ Chester Chronicle, "Chester Tesco store first to implement dementia friendly checkout", Chester Chronicle, 3 June 2015