Museums Project
Manchester (Greater)
Ashton under Lyne
Bolton
Bury
Horwich
Manchester
Mossley
Oldham
Rochdale
Saddleworth
Salford
Wigan
Portland Basin Museum
Portland Place
Ashton under Lyne
OL7 0QA
0161 343 2878
www.tameside.gov.uk/museums
Photographs and archive material
Setantii Museum
Ashton Town Hall
Market Place
Ashton under Lyne
OL6 6DL
0161 342 2812
www.tameside.gov.uk/museums
Photographs and archive material
Bolton Museum
Le Mans Crescent
Bolton
BL1 1SE
01204 332211
www.boltonmuseums.org.uk
Local history archive and artefacts
Bury Museum & Archive
Moss Street
Bury
BL5 0DR
0161 253 5878
www.bury.gov.uk
Local history archive & artefacts
Bury Transport Museum
Castlecroft Goods Warehouse
Castlecroft Road
Bury
BL9 0LN
0161 763 7949
www.burytransportmuseum.org.uk
Appliance (ex Salford TL)
Horwich Heritage Centre
The Resource Centre
Beaumont Road
Horwich
BL6 7BG
www.horwichheritage.co.uk
Archives regarding Loco Works including Fire Brigade &
Fire Trains
Imperial War Museum North
The Quays
Trafford Wharf Road
Trafford
M17 1TZ
0161 836 4000
www.north.iwm.org.uk
WW2 Trailer Pump
Archive including photographic
Museum of Science & Industry
Liverpool Road
Castlefield
Manchester
M3 4FP
0161 832 2244
www.mosi.org.uk
Appliance
Archive material
Peoples Museum
Left Bank
Spinningfields
Manchester
M3 3ER
0161 838 9190
www.phm.org.uk
Archive material relating to FBU/ Unions
Museum of Transport
Boyle Street
Cheethall Hill
Manchester
M8 8UW
0161 205 2122
www.gmts.co.uk
Appliance
Archive material
Mossley Industrial HeritageMuseum
Queen Street
Mossley
OL5 9AH
01457 832813
www.emmausmossley.org.uk
Photographs and archive material
Oldham Museum
0161 770 4653
Closed for major works
GMC Fire Service Museum
Rochdale Fire Station
Maclure Road
Rochdale
OL11 1DN
01706 901227
www.manchesterfire.gov.uk
Appliances throughout the ages
Large archive/ resource facility
Salford Museum
Peel Park
The Crescent
Salford
M5 4WU
0161 788 0800
www.salford.gov.uk
Possibly curricle escape but might be in store
Archive including photographs
Saddleworth Museum
High Street
Uppermill
Oldham
OL3 6HS
01457 874093
www.saddleworthmuseum.co.uk
Photographs and archive material
Museum of Wigan Life
Library Street
Wigan
WN1 1NU
01942 828128
www.wict.org/culture
Photographs and archive material