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Author Topic: How Manchester was named.  (Read 4491 times)

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on: July 14, 2021, 06:20:26 PM
The city of Manchester in n the UK was originally a Roman fort.  For a long time, it was thought the name was Manucian.  Newer research has shown that to be an error.  The actual name was Mamucian.

It was an obvious site, a hill next to a main road añd overlooking a major river crossing.
Roman surveyors were experienced veteran specialists.  Kind of like sergeant-majors or Master Chief's.
After surveying the area, they would have returned to Agricola and tell him.  He probably agreed and asked, what should we name the fort.
Well, it's a breast shaped hill, Mamucian sounds good.

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Reply #1 on: July 15, 2021, 06:10:15 AM
The city of Manchester in n the UK was originally a Roman fort.  For a long time, it was thought the name was Manucian.  Newer research has shown that to be an error.  The actual name was Mamucian.

It was an obvious site, a hill next to a main road añd overlooking a major river crossing.
Roman surveyors were experienced veteran specialists.  Kind of like sergeant-majors or Master Chief's.
After surveying the area, they would have returned to Agricola and tell him.  He probably agreed and asked, what should we name the fort.
Well, it's a breast shaped hill, Mamucian sounds good.

And now they have Beetham Tower, the high-rise building that 'hums' in high winds.

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Reply #2 on: July 15, 2021, 07:37:45 AM
Doubly confusing for Australians



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Reply #3 on: July 15, 2021, 07:52:10 AM
From what I read, there is an on-going effort by residents to get this glass panel, which is purely 'decorative' removed because of the noise it makes.

Last week, my son travelled by train to do some work in Buxton, exchanging trains at Manchester, and he remarked at how the strange the building looks.

I asked him if it hummed, but he said he couldn't smell anything unusual.

Yes, he has inherited my sense of humour.

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Reply #4 on: July 15, 2021, 08:39:34 AM
I’ve stayed in it but it never hummed

I was working in the ‘walkie talkie’ in London when it set fire to a car in the street below



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Reply #5 on: July 15, 2021, 09:51:20 AM
....Manchester...almost as weird as Leeds............................. ;D

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Reply #6 on: July 15, 2021, 07:31:48 PM
Doubly confusing for Australians

I see what you did there.

I'm kidding, I have no idea what that means.

But, anyway,



That is a funny looking building. From a good article, too:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-52216191

Summary: Florida Man variants found in Manchester.

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Reply #7 on: July 16, 2021, 01:41:28 AM
Doubly confusing for Australians

I see what you did there.

I'm kidding, I have no idea what that means.

But, anyway,



That is a funny looking building. From a good article, too:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-52216191

Summary: Florida Man variants found in Manchester.

What you and I would call linen, sheets and towels Australians would call Manchester

Manchester in their department stores is the section for the above



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Reply #8 on: July 16, 2021, 01:44:19 AM



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Reply #9 on: July 16, 2021, 07:05:59 AM
G'day sport.

I think the dingo's have eaten yer barbie.

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Reply #10 on: July 16, 2021, 01:29:45 PM
Thank you!  :bigthumb:

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Reply #11 on: July 16, 2021, 01:31:36 PM
There's a series on Prime called The Force: Manchester, which is pretty decent.

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Reply #12 on: July 17, 2021, 04:37:40 AM

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Reply #13 on: July 17, 2021, 10:57:04 AM
Yep, quite amusing  ;D

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