Bury Transport Museum
Established | 1973 |
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Location | Bolton Street, Bury BL9 0EY |
Type | Transport museum |
Owner | East Lancashire Railway |
Website | http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/plan-your-day-out/bury-transport-museum.aspx |
Bury Transport Museum is a transport museum in Bury, Greater Manchester, situated in the former Castlecroft Goods Warehouse, a Grade II listed building from 1846,[1] on Castlecroft Road, with the main entrance from Bolton Street, BL9 0EY.
It was started in 1973 by volunteers of the East Lancashire Railway,[2] had to close in 2003 because of roof problems but opened again in 2010.[3]
East Exterior
Part of vehicles display
Steam roller 'Hilda'
Model of woman sitting on a station bench where visitors can also sit
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References[]
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- ^ British Listed Buildings Bury Transport Museum
- ^ Bury Times, July 23, 1974
- ^ Bury Times 01 April 2010 Duke opens refurbished transport museum and black pudding factory in Bury
Categories:
- Grade II listed buildings in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury
- Museums in Greater Manchester
- Transport museums in England
- History of transport in Greater Manchester