John Kay was an English inventor whose most important creation was the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. He is often confused with his namesake, who built the first "spinning frame".
Flying shuttle showing metal capped ends, wheels, and a pirn of weft thread
Reed structure: A: wires or dents B: wooden ribs C: tarred cord
Bury is a market town on the River Irwell in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. which had a population of 81,101 in 2021 while the wider borough had a population of 193,846.
Image: Market Place, Bury geograph.org.uk 4315632
Image: The Rock, Bury geograph.org.uk 2842240
Image: Whitehead Clock Tower Bury
Image: Bury War Memorial and Parish Church (geograph 4417032)