The Beyer/Becker Bee
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Beyer/Becker Bee by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.
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The Beyer/Becker Bee
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 24 Aug 2018
Located inside the National Cycling Centre Image, The Beyer/Becker Bee was created by Gorton Local History Group. "Gorton Local History Group decided to base the design of their Bee on two figures from Gorton's history; Beyer Peacock Engineering, based in Gorton 1854-1966, and Lydia Becker, who played a key role in the campaign for women's suffrage and owned the Calico Printers factory on Mount Road."
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Image Location
Latitude
53.485134
Longitude
-2.190595