Editing Ardwick (section)

===Industrial Revolution===
During the nineteenth century, Ardwick became heavily industrialised and it was characterised by factories, railways and rows of [[Back-to-back houses|back-to-back]] terraced houses being juxtaposed. Large numbers of [[Irish people|Irish]] immigrants settled here, as they did throughout Manchester. [[Ardwick railway station]] is at a junction where the [[Manchester and Birmingham Railway]], later the [[London and North Western Railway]] diverged from the line to [[Sheffield]] that became the [[Great Central Railway]]. [[Nicholls Hospital]], a neo-gothic building that was later a school, was constructed on [[A57 road|Hyde Road]] in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. More recently it has become the Nicholls Campus of [[the Manchester College]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aidan.co.uk/data_sheetManArdwkHydeRdNicholls3223.jpg.htm |title=Nicholls Hospital |last=O'Rourke |first=Adrian|access-date=27 September 2010}}</ref>

The railway bridge across Hyde Road was known by older residents as the "Fenian Arch".{{sfn |Fletcher |2013 |p=44}} On 18 September 1867 it was the scene of an attack upon a prison van carrying two [[Fenian]] prisoners to the former [[Belle Vue, Greater Manchester|Belle Vue]] gaol (jail). One police officer was shot dead. Three Irishmen involved in the affray were caught, tried and executed. <!-- use "executed" because two of the hangings were not successful; one was shot dead while the other took an hour to die -->The men are referred to by their supporters as the "[[Manchester Martyrs]]".{{sfn |Nicholls |2004 |p=58}}

Close to the bridge, which has been replaced by a modern concrete structure, is a family-run business called Hyde Road Wheels and Tyres. In 2005 they abandoned their premises in the railway arches, which had become run down, and completed the construction of a new glass-fronted building in November 2005. The project was an unexpected recipient of a "Built in Quality" award in February 2006. Twelve awards are given annually, and the garage was awarded the recognition, despite there being over 2,600 other construction projects in Manchester which were considered.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/top-building-award-goes-to-1021169 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221173612/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/top-building-award-goes-to-1021169 |archive-date=21 February 2020 |url-status=live |title=Top building award goes to... a garage! |work=Manchester Evening News |date=21 February 2006}}</ref>