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Guest post: Botany at Manchester – the Secret (and Forgotten) History of Plant Science at the Firs and Jodrell Bank
Building upon a recent series of blog posts on the impressive history of the Firs Botanical Grounds through its associations with Joseph Whitworth and contributions to the First World War effort, I wanted to further share the often-overlooked legacy of the site through the wider story of botany at the University of Manchester and shed light on the often-overlooked horticultural grounds at Jodrell Bank.