There are many ways our county changed the world for the better
From popular dishes that have graced the plates of many Lancastrian and Brits alike, as well as everyday items you may not have realised originated from here - the list of our red rose county's accomplishments is endless.
The winter warmer is as popular in the county as it ever was, with ready meals available in supermarkets and cafes serving up the dish across the region. There are also plenty of references to the foodstuff online and on television, including Betty's famous hotpot in Coronation Street.The strong menthol lozenges that can be found in most supermarkets and shops were founded in the coastal town of Fleetwood.
Although Burgess was born in Harpurhey which is now part of Greater Manchester, he has strong links to areas still part of Lancashire - including memories and regular trips to Blackpool in which he included in his book 'The Pianoplayers' as well as the fact he lectured at the Bamber Bridge Emergency Teacher Training College, a post-war initiative to train ex-soldiers to be qualified teachers.
John William Rothwell was the first to start producing slippers in Rossendale in 1874 after collecting remnants of felt from his uncle Henry Rothwell’s Bridge End Mill. Many other companies tried their hand at producing the footwear, with Lambert Howarth and his wife Betsy setting up their own business in 1887 which produced 10 million pairs of shoes a year and employed 2,500 people.
The M6 was designed by Lancashire County Council surveyor James Drake and cost a total of £3m - a lot by today's standards and certainly by the standards of the 1950's. The road was engineered to be eight and a quarter mile long, with two lanes going northbound and southbound, until two lanes were added later on to form what we know today.
As a result, over 2,000 people had their fingerprints taken to compare to the ones found on the bottle and by the end of July, 40,000 had been checked. However, on 11 August, the killer was found after his fingerprints were taken, after initially being missed for not being on the electoral register.Another interesting export of Lancashire, that most people may not be aware of is the origins of Perspex.
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