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The Plough, Gorton
The Plough is a Grade II listed public house at 927 Hyde Road, Gorton, Manchester M18 7FB. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors The National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors is a register of public houses in the United Kingdom with interiors which have been noted as being of significant historic interest, having remained largely unchanged for at least 30 years, but usu .... It was built in the late 19th century, incorporating parts of an earlier building. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Plough, Gorton, The Grade II listed buildings in Manchester Grade II listed pubs in Greater Manchester Pubs in Manchester National Inventory Pubs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plough Hotel, Gorton
A plough or plow ( US; both ) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting. Ploughs were traditionally drawn by oxen and horses, but in modern farms are drawn by tractors. A plough may have a wooden, iron or steel frame, with a blade attached to cut and loosen the soil. It has been fundamental to farming for most of history. The earliest ploughs had no wheels; such a plough was known to the Romans as an ''aratrum''. Celtic peoples first came to use wheeled ploughs in the Roman era. The prime purpose of ploughing is to turn over the uppermost soil, bringing fresh nutrients to the surface while burying weeds and crop remains to decay. Trenches cut by the plough are called furrows. In modern use, a ploughed field is normally left to dry and then harrowed before planting. Ploughing and cultivating soil evens the content of the upper layer of soil, where most plant-feeder roots grow. Ploughs were initially powered by humans, but the use of farm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
