From a garden on this site James Sadler pioneer English aeronaut made the first manned balloon ascent in Manchester 12th May 1785

Corporation Street and Balloon Street, Manchester
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by Manchester City Council in 1974

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See also...
donald judge on Wikimedia Commons
Oxford, United Kingdom
James Sadler made a balloon ascent near here
London, United Kingdom
Nick Harrison on Flickr
Nottingham, United Kingdom