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Si and Christine A very interesting day for you and Connah as well

Chris n Norman Another grand day out, eh, Jim? We are still busy house-hunting, but if we find somewhere soon, we are hoping to do likewise. Thanks again for sharing.

Jim ...it has been said that what happened here in the North of England then, affected the lives of every person on the planet.

Jim This is just a brief glimpse inside just two of the four halls of the museum. The first exhibit to catch our eye was this early Avro tri-plane.

Jim Here are some exhibits of motor transport....

Jim .. and their horse-drawn forerunners

Jim The early ancester of the bicycle - said to be the greatest invention ever - for its impact on the population - taking people out of their own locality - and so widening the population's gene pool.

Jim A prop powered bi-plane.

Jim ..and another. The light source from the all surrounding high windows made photo taking a problem.

Jim My grandson Connor liked the motor trike .

Jim Here an early experimental jet.

Jim We were impressed with this massive helicopter and climbed the steps to look in the cockpit.

Jim Its undercarriage.

Jim A group discuss this early wooden bi-plane with its pram-like wheels.

Jim Unmistakeable - The one and only Supermarine Spitfire - it together with the Hurricane, saved this country by winning the Battle of Britain, and so kept a land base for the Allies to liberate Europe

Jim Now we are in the engineering hall that takes us back to our 19th cent. industrial heritage roots...

Jim It was of course the Industrial Revolution. Manchester was the world's first industrial city.

Jim There are some great engineering exhibts.

Jim A cut away section on a steam engine.

Jim A traditional steam loco.

Jim Inside its cab.

Jim Inside the cab of a more modern train.

Jim An ancient First Class rail carriage is also on show.

Jim It's a great family day out.

Jim And it is free of charge, but avoid school holidays unless taking children.

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