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Iona is a medium sized city in the UK situated near the Welsh boarder and Liverpool. Its origins started from a crossing in the river used by monks which developed into a rich farming...

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Farming

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Farming had been the fuel which started the beginnings of the great city of Iona, a series of bumper harvests made a small collection of farms develop into a small hamlet which grew and grew. This new wealth enabled the investment and development in to early industry and the development of new systems of making agriculture more efficient. Iona became known for its high quality wool and linen goods, which were sold all over Europe. Iona`s farming today has become highly productive in beef and pork...
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Since the industrial revolution made cities like Liverpool and Manchester boom, Iona also benefited. While Liverpool built the largest brick building in the world in the form of the Stanley Dock warehouse as part of the burgeoning docks, Manchester grew rich on the back of cotton, and Iona took the best bits from both. Factories and warehouses sprang up everywhere providing thousands of jobs, workers from all over the countryside flocked to the city to cash in. Most of Ionas industry has moved with the...
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As Iona`s trade and agriculture boomed in the early 1700 to 1750 the city became rich. The wealthy merchants, gentlemen and workers needed homes. The old wooden tudor buildings had been raised to the ground and replaced and expanded on with elegant townhouses. These houses were decorated with carved stone, cast-irons railings and stucco finishes. Local shops, providing all your needs Victorian housing over looking one of Iona`s many parks. Perfect for a stroll with the dog on a Sunday These...
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By the early 1930s Iona went through yet another rapid period of growth. The docks were at peak output dealing with trade between Europe and America. Factories sprang up everywhere making items from Dunlop tyres to fridges. To cope with the new demands on housing many developers were encouraged to build new housing. Semi detached houses where built on many greenfield areas and old farms around the city and up in the Hanover Hills area. These new homes provided gardens, driveways and alittle more space from...
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This building is Canning Place on Canning Street, downtown Iona and was named so when it was highly fashionable to name streets after streets in Liverpool and London. The building next door is an infill building which replaced the previous Harley Buildings which had been destroyed by fire in 1924. The new building was constructed in the 80s and comprises of a large Sainsburys supermaket on the ground floor with appartments above. Downtown highrise appartments, from mid wealth to highwealth with citywide...
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Starting with the banking district downtown... Iona has benefited from many international banks setting up office including HSBC. Downtown Iona is a mix of architectural styles, heavily influenced by various styles through the past hundred years. Iona Odeon cinema can be seen behind the Kings Hotel A mixture of 70s and early 80s towers built during the bigbang, however many older buildings have been retained. The building in the centre is Gothic inspired and currently occupied as upmarket appartments....
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