Name: The Beyer/Becker Bee
Location: The HSBC UK National Cycling Centre
School: 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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