Turner Street, Manchester
Turner Street is the setting of two important events in Mary BartonI: Jem and Young Mr. Harry Carson's altercation in the bar as well as Harry's murder. The significance of this place is that it is key evidence that implicates Jem for the murder of Harry. While struck with the news of his son's death, Mr. Carson talks with a policeman that recounts the night that Jem and Harry fought: "But after your son had left, the man made use of some pretty strong threats.