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By: 4th September 2014 at 15:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-http://www.mosi.org.uk/explore-mosi/explore-galleries/air-space-gallery.aspx
By: 4th September 2014 at 15:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Museum of Science and Industry, The East Lancashire Railway, Manchester Airport ...
By: 4th September 2014 at 17:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Mosi worth a visit, view park at the airport for a short stay, IWM North not to bad - all as above. Is the avro heritage site open at Woodford at all?
By: 4th September 2014 at 17:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Avro/Roe Heritage are closed at the moment. The old building is cleared out and all their stuff in boxes, stored ready for the move over to the "new" site (the old fire station) next spring when work's finished.
MoSI's a good call though it's a pity you haven't got a bit more time, Benno. What sort of aviation stuff you interested in?
Anon.
By: 4th September 2014 at 18:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-There's a list of exhibits at MOSI here (Although the Spitfire photo is of the wrong Spitfire): http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/museums/main/museum-of-science-and-industry-in-manchester.htm
Here are a few photos from the aviation hall at MOSI a couple of years ago:
Manchester Museum of Science & Industry #6726 Avro Type F Replica by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr
Manchester Museum of Science & Industry #6519 Avro Avian G-EBZM by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr
Manchester Museum of Science & Industry #6523 Avro 504k G-ABAA by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr
Manchester Museum of Science & Industry #6572 Bristol Belvedere HC.1 XG454 by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr
Manchester Museum of Science & Industry #6606 Avro 707A WZ736 by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr
Manchester Museum of Science & Industry #6619 Avro Triplane 1 Replica by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr
Manchester Museum of Science & Industry #6592 English Electric P.1A WG763 by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr
Manchester Museum of Science & Industry #6589 Avro Shackleton AEW.2 WR960 "Dougal" by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr
By: 4th September 2014 at 18:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Great pictures Rob.
The MoSI's Spitfire recently moved to RAFM Hendon and it's now on display in the Bomber Command Hall, so as far as I know MoSI is now without a Spitfire.
By: 4th September 2014 at 19:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Try trip advisor , more things to do and ideas ,
By: 4th September 2014 at 21:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Where should I go supposing I would have (half) a day spare?
Almost anywhere else in the world, Somalia apart, would be better ;)
Moggy
By: 4th September 2014 at 22:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Almost anywhere else in the world, Somalia apart, would be better ;)Moggy
Spoken like a true Scouser :)
By: 4th September 2014 at 22:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Damn!
Bang to rights :D
Moggy
By: 4th September 2014 at 22:26 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The only good thing to come out of Manchester is the M62 East bound.
By: 4th September 2014 at 22:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-A580 westbound.
Moggy
By: 5th September 2014 at 09:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Manchester Ship Canal.
Takes all the rubbish where it belongs.................. Scouseland....
By: 5th September 2014 at 09:10 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-As one of no fixed abode who has worked in both places I endorse the last post. Although the M6 - North or South gets my vote!
By: 5th September 2014 at 10:10 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The Manchester Museum at the university is brilliant if you choose something without an aviation aspect, as is the People's History Museum. MOSI is looking a little tired nowadays, they are losing public support hand over fist due to some really aggressive 'Chugging' when you enter. The Hunter and the Spit have been reclamed by the RAFM, yet the Tornado and the Provost that are in the collection (together with all of the 146/RJ and 748/ATP stuff) remain in storage. The volunteers at the museum do a fantastic job, the Shackleton is a joy to behold if you can get the unofficial tour, but it feels like they are there to make the place a pretty backdrop to conferences and weddings. Most of the full time conservators have been made redundant, everyone else is employed in revenue generation rather than education and preservation.
There is also a lot of bitterness locally over their u-turn regarding the objections to the 'Ordsall Chord'. If you don't know about this, it is worth having a look in to! In a nutshell, Notwork Rail are going to sever the railway connection in to the museum and cut the available running line by two thirds. This new line that they are building is going to take advantage of an oversight in the listing of the buildings at the museum and go straight through the middle of the Station approach, severing the Grade 1 listed station from the grade 1 listed viaduct. This is the oldest intercity railway station in the world, for god's sake. There are very few places in the world where you can stand on a spot and say 'This is where it all began', but this was the absolute epicentre of the public transport revolution. It would be akin to turning the meadows at Kittyhawk in to a carpark and flattening the dunes to get a better sea view! MOSI were vehemently opposed to this scheme right up until the NR chequebook came out. Now it is down to a handful of us local history buffs to support English Heritage.
If you get a chance, the Anson museum http://www.enginemuseum.org/ is well worth a visit.
The Mersey runs through Liverpool because if it were to walk, it would get robbed at knifepoint.
By: 5th September 2014 at 11:19 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Theres always the "Hat museum" in near bye Stockport!!
By: 5th September 2014 at 11:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-There are very few places in the world where you can stand on a spot and say 'This is where it all began',
Technically Liverpool Road is where 'it all ended', as the inaugural train started from the Liverpool end and finished at the Manchester end whilst managing to kill an MP enroute. Manchester celibrated the arrival of the train by greeting the Prime Minister (The Duke of Wellington) with the tradditional Manchester riot.:highly_amused:
By: 5th September 2014 at 14:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Indeed the good Mamcumians did (correct spelling btw!) achieve what Boney failed to and forced Wellington to retreat. It was a well earned reward for his involvement in the Peterloo massacre 11 years before. Coincidentally, the place where NR intend to bulldoze is the very spot at which the loving crowd assembled to ballistically offer the gifts of rotting vegetables and a rich and varied selection of local building materials to the Duke. This was one of the reasons why Manchester maintained a Yeomanry for far longer than most British cities, we were far too good at civil disobedience for comfort.
By: 5th September 2014 at 14:30 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Definitely go to MOSI. It has it's weaknesses, but what museum doesn't. I went in August and was most impressed.
I would take issue with the remark earlier that implied that the museum isn't well attended. When I was there Hurricane Bertha was doing her best to dampen spirits but the museum was full, chocker.
Aviation wise it could do with a Fairey exhibit, it used to have a Firefly cockpit section but that's gone to be replaced with motor cars. An excellent collection of motor cars it is true, but not in the aviation hall please.
Regards
By: 7th September 2014 at 23:43 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-This place is about 30mile north or MCR, worth a visit!
www.flightdeckexperience.co.uk
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By: BennoT6 - 4th September 2014 at 15:31
Hi,
Will have to go to Manchester (in fact some place 25m North of Manchester) in a couple of weeks. Just a couple of days. Where should I go supposing I would have (half) a day spare?
Regards,
Benno