Imperial War Museum North Manchester
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Imperial War Museum North is a museum in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. One of five branches of the Imperial War Museum, it explores the impact of modern conflicts on people and society. It is the first branch of the Imperial War Museum to be located in the north of England. Wikipedia
Address: Trafford Wharf Rd, Stretford, Manchester M17 1TZ
Opened: 5 July 2002
Hours:
Monday 10am–5pm
Tuesday 10am–5pm
Wednesday 10am–5pm
Thursday 10am–5pm
Friday 10am–5pm
Saturday 10am–5pm
Sunday 10am–5pm
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Tickets: free · iwm.org.uk
Places to see in ( Trafford - UK )
Places to see in ( Trafford - UK )
Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. With an estimated population of about 233,300 in 2015, it covers 41 square miles and includes the towns of Altrincham, Partington, Sale, Stretford and Urmston. The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 as a merger of the municipal boroughs of Altrincham, Sale, and Stretford, the urban districts of Bowdon, Hale and Urmston and part of Bucklow Rural District. All were previously in Cheshire, apart from Stretford and Urmston which were in Lancashire. The River Mersey flows through the borough, separating North Trafford from South Trafford. Historically the Mersey also acted as the boundary between the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire.
The Trafford area has a long heritage, with evidence of Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Roman activity. Amongst the relics of the past are two castles – one of them a Scheduled Ancient Monument – and over 200 listed buildings. The area underwent change in the late 19th century and the population rapidly expanded with the arrival of the railway. Trafford is the home of Manchester United F.C. and Lancashire County Cricket Club and since 2002 the Imperial War Museum North.
Trafford has a strong economy with low levels of unemployment and contains both Trafford Park industrial estate and the Trafford Centre, a large out-of-town shopping centre. Apart from the City of Manchester, Trafford is the only borough in Greater Manchester to be above the national average for weekly income. Socially, the area includes both working class areas like Old Trafford and Stretford and middle class ones such as Bowdon and Hale. Altrincham and Sale West is one of the five parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester to be held by the Conservative Party, the others being Bury North, Hazel Grove, Cheadle and Bolton West.
As a place name, Trafford is an Anglo-French version of Stratford, deriving from the Old English words stræt (a street, more specifically a Roman road) and ford (a river crossing). The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford has existed since 1974, but the area it covers has a long history. Neolithic arrowheads have been discovered in Altrincham and Sale, and there is evidence of Bronze Age habitation in Timperley.
The metropolitan boroughs of the City of Salford and the City of Manchester border Trafford to the north and east respectively; the Cheshire East area of Cheshire lies to the south. The geology of South Trafford is Keuper marl with some Keuper waterstone and sandstone, whilst the geology of North Trafford is Bunter sandstone. The River Mersey runs east to west through the area, separating North Trafford from South Trafford; other rivers in Trafford include the Bollin, the River Irwell, Sinderland Brook, and Crofts Bank Brook. The Bridgewater Canal, opened in 1761 and completed in 1776, follows a course through Trafford roughly north to south and passes through Stretford, Sale, and Altrincham. The Manchester Ship Canal, opened in 1894, forms part of Trafford's northern and western boundaries with Salford.
Localities within the boundaries of Trafford include:
North Trafford: Cornbrook, Davyhulme, Firswood, Flixton, Gorse Hill, Lostock, Old Trafford, Stretford, Trafford Park and Urmston.
South Trafford: Altrincham, Ashton-Upon-Mersey, Bowdon, Broadheath, Brooklands, Carrington, Dunham Massey, Hale, Hale Barns, Oldfield Brow, Partington, Sale, Sale Moor, Timperley, Warburton and West Timperley.
Trafford is the home of several major sports teams, including Manchester United Football Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club (LCCC). Manchester United began as Newton Heath L&YR F.C. in 1878. The team plays at Old Trafford football ground, which is sometimes used as a stadium for international matches. Manchester United have won the FA Cup 12 times and been the Premier League champions 13 times (since the league was formed 20 seasons ago) and were Football League champions seven times in the years prior to that.
( Trafford - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Trafford . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Trafford - UK
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River views at Lowry Mall at Salford Quays ,England
A pleasant place to spend a sunny Sunday and watch the ducks and swans at this part of Northwest England
Fortis Quay June 2017
Drone footage on site at Fortis Quay in June 2017 where phase three - Northill Apartments - has just been released on PropertySeed. Full details:
Grapnel Apartments Slideshow
Grapnel Apartments is the third phase of Fortis Quay, a flagship new development overlooking Salford Quays which will create the perfect modern ‘village’ environment for tenants.
The 272 large apartments and duplexes which contained with Grapnel Apartments are designed to appeal to the severely oversubscribed Salford Quays rental market. Population growth in the area is significant and all of the new arrivals are looking for the sort of high quality rental accommodation provided at Fortis Quay.
Grapnel Apartments comprises 118 one bed, 142 two bed & 11 three bedroom apartments. There are also 21 parking spaces available. Due for completion Q1 2020.
Prices (from)
One bed:£119,950
Two bed:£174,995
Three bed:£224,995
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Tour Guide of my HOME Town Manchester
My video is a general and brief is of Manchester and especially Salford as three of my locations are situated there and the other pretty much within the same borough. It goes to show how Manchester, Salford has developed, the first location Old Trafford Football stadium has been there for many a years an iconic stadium visited many by people from all of the world. Whether or not you are a fan of MUFC it is a major public attraction. However its location is in slight dispute as it is on the border of Stretford and Salford. Nevertheless my 2nd location is round the corner literally, The Imperial War Museum and also right next to it is the much-accumulated Media city.
My other location The Trafford centre is on the same route to my previous 3 locations as it is a mere 3-5 minutes away by car. My final location Wilmslow road is almost unrelated to my other locations as I wanted to express a different culture of Manchester, to show viewers the great diversity of Manchester. It is a culture that I would be associated in myself. Many others go Wilmslow Road for a family treat, as it is a heaven for Indian food lovers.
L.S. Lowry's 125th Birthday - DoodleShow
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Happy Birthday Laurence Stephen Lowry!
Google celebrates his 125th birthday (1887 - 1976).
He was an English artist born in Stretford, Lancashire.
Many of his drawings and paintings depict nearby
Salford and surrounding areas, including Pendlebury,
where he lived and worked for over 40 years.
Lowry is famous for painting scenes of life
in the industrial districts of North West England
in the mid-20th century. He had a distinctive style
of painting and is best known for
urban landscapes peopled with human figures
often referred to as matchstick men.
He also painted mysterious unpopulated landscapes
and the unpublished marionette works,
which were only found after his death.
A large collection of Lowry's work is on permanent
public display in a purpose-built art gallery
on Salford Quays, appropriately named the Lowry.
Music:
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You should watch this scene live, so order some cheap airline tickets to Stretford, Lancashire in England and have a wonderful time!
Peoples History Museum, Manchester
Manchester | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:05 1 Name
00:04:06 2 History
00:04:15 2.1 Early history
00:09:08 2.2 Industrial Revolution
00:16:40 2.3 Blitz
00:18:28 2.4 Post-Second World War
00:21:01 2.5 Since 2000
00:23:48 3 Governance
00:27:59 4 Geography
00:31:22 4.1 Climate
00:33:30 4.2 Green belt
00:34:34 5 Demography
00:41:44 6 Economy
00:46:31 7 Landmarks
00:50:12 8 Transport
00:50:21 8.1 Rail
00:51:57 8.2 Metrolink (tram)
00:53:01 8.3 Bus
00:54:21 8.4 Air
00:56:20 8.5 Canal
00:56:56 9 Culture
00:57:05 9.1 Music
01:01:46 9.2 Performing arts
01:03:53 9.3 Museums and galleries
01:06:17 9.4 Literature
01:09:52 9.5 Nightlife
01:12:31 9.6 Gay Village
01:13:10 10 Education
01:17:18 11 Sport
01:20:59 12 Media
01:26:17 13 Twin cities and consulates
01:27:49 14 Honorary citizens
01:28:14 15 See also
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Manchester () is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 545,500 as of 2017. It lies within the United Kingdom's third-most populous metropolitan area, with a population of 3.2 million. It is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation. The local authority is Manchester City Council.
The recorded history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort of Mamucium or Mancunium, which was established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. It was historically a part of Lancashire, although areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated in the 20th century. The first to be included, Wythenshawe, was added to the city in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand at an astonishing rate around the turn of the 19th century. Manchester's unplanned urbanisation was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, and resulted in it becoming the world's first industrialised city.Manchester achieved city status in 1853. The Manchester Ship Canal opened in 1894, creating the Port of Manchester and directly linking the city to the Irish Sea, 36 miles (58 km) to the west. Its fortune declined after the Second World War, owing to deindustrialisation, but the IRA bombing in 1996 led to extensive investment and regeneration.In 2014, the Globalisation and World Cities Research Network ranked Manchester as a beta world city, the highest-ranked British city apart from London. Manchester is the third-most visited city in the UK, after London and Edinburgh.
It is notable for its architecture, culture, musical exports, media links, scientific and engineering output, social impact, sports clubs and transport connections. Manchester Liverpool Road railway station was the world's first inter-city passenger railway station; scientists first split the atom, developed the stored-program computer and produced graphene in the city. Manchester hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Erie Basin at Salford Quays
I really love the integration and harmony of the buildings all around the Quays
Google Doodle: L.S. Lowry´s 125th Birthday
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1 November 1887 -- 23 February 1976) was an English artist born in Stretford, Lancashire. Many of his drawings and paintings depict nearby Salford and surrounding areas, including Pendlebury, where he lived and worked for over 40 years.
Lowry is famous for painting scenes of life in the industrial districts of North West England in the mid-20th century. He had a distinctive style of painting and is best known for urban landscapes peopled with human figures often referred to as matchstick men. He also painted mysterious unpopulated landscapes, brooding portraits, and the unpublished marionette works, which were only found after his death.
Because of his use of stylised figures and the lack of weather effects in many of his landscapes he is sometimes characterised as a naïve 'Sunday painter' although this is not the position of the galleries that have organised retrospectives of his works.
A large collection of Lowry's work is on permanent public display in a purpose-built art gallery on Salford Quays, Great Manchester, appropriately named the Lowry. There is a summer-long exhibition for his 125th Birthday.
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Manchester - Wiki
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Manchester - Wiki
Manchester m nt st is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester England with a population of as of It lies within the United Kingdom s second most populous urban area with a population ...
Creative Commons 2.0 Wikipedia.com
Beta Test