Musée des Sciences et de l'Industrie (Manchester)

Le Musée des Sciences et de l’Industrie de Manchester, en Angleterre, est un important musée consacré au développement des sciences, des technologies et de l’industrie, et particulièrement au riche passé de l'agglomération dans ces trois domaines. Il dépend du Science Museum Group, une autorité administrative indépendante du Département de la Culture, des Médias et du Sport, qui a fusionné avec le National Science Museum en 2012. On y trouve une importante collection de véhicules historiques (voitures, avions, locomotives et matériel roulant), plusieurs machines hydrauliques et électriques, des machines à vapeur et des moteurs à explosion. Une salle est consacrée à l'histoire de l'assainissement et du réseau d'égouts de Manchester, d’autres à l’industrie textile, aux télécommunications et à l’informatique. Il fait partie de la Route européenne du patrimoine industriel et occupe l'emplacement de la première gare de chemin de fer au monde : la Liverpool Road Station, desservie par la Liverpool and Manchester Railway et inaugurée au mois de septembre 1830. La façade de la gare et son entrepôt de 1830 sont tous deux classés Monuments de Grade I. Les weekends et pendant les ponts, le musée organise des voyages en train à vapeur.

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Science and Industry Museum

The Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, England, traces the development of science, technology and industry with emphasis on the city's achievements in these fields. The museum is part of the Science Museum Group, a non-departmental public body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, having merged with the National Science Museum in 2012. There are extensive displays on the theme of transport (cars, railway locomotives and rolling stock), power (water, electricity, steam and gas engines), Manchester's sewerage and sanitation, textiles, communications and computing. The museum is an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage and is on the site of the world's first passenger railway station – Manchester Liverpool Road – which opened as part of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1830. The railway station frontage and 1830 warehouse are both Grade I listed.

Castlefield Bowl

The Castlefield Bowl (originally the Castlefield Events Arena and formerly the Castlefield Arena) is an outdoor events pavilion in the inner city conservation area of Castlefield in Manchester, England. Reinvigorated in 1993, the lead architect was DEGW Architects. The tensile roof structure was designed by Rudi Enos, and is a semi-cantilever framework incorporating lighting and sound. The arena is often used for food festivals and music events. The Stone Roses' frontman Ian Brown headlined New Year's Eve 1999, which was the first show at the pavilion. The arena has played host to New Order, The Last Shadow Puppets, Bloc Party, The Strypes, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Noel Gallagher and The Courteeners. In 2010, the arena was used as a Hyundai Fan Park showing all football matches from the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

1830 warehouse, Liverpool Road railway station

The 1830 warehouse, Liverpool Road, Manchester, England, is a 19th-century warehouse that forms part of the Liverpool Road railway station complex. It was built in five months between April and September 1830, "almost certainly [to the designs of] the Liverpool architect Thomas Haigh". The heritage listing report attributes the work to George Stephenson and his son, Robert. It has been listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England since May 1973. The warehouse is of "red brick in Flemish bond, with sandstone dressings and slate roofs". It is three storeys high, though only two storeys present to the level of the railway to allow for direct loading and unloading. At the ground floor at street level, carts could also gain direct access. "The internal structure is of timber, but with cast-iron columns in the basement." The processing of goods within the warehouse was originally a manual operation but "steam-powered hoists [were] installed within a year as the manual system could not cope with the volume of goods". The steam system of 1831 was replaced with a hydraulic system between 1866 and 1880 to increase efficiency. Restoration of the warehouse was undertaken in 1992–96 by the Building Design Partnership. In 2012, the Science and Industry Museum became custodians of the warehouse. As of 2024, the museum is embarking on a phased programme of conservation work to the 1830 warehouse, having undertaken repairs to improve the structural integrity of the building and roof repairs.

Factory International

Factory International is an arts organisation based in Manchester, England. It produces the biennial Manchester International Festival (MIF) and operates Aviva Studios, a landmark cultural venue designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA). With a focus on commissioning original interdisciplinary works across theatre, dance, music, visual arts and digital media, Factory International collaborates with global artists and institutions, positioning Manchester — and the North — as a significant cultural hub.

Skytrak

Skytrak was a flying roller coaster located at Granada Studios Tour amusement park in Castlefield, Manchester, England. Opened in October 1997, it was the first flying roller coaster in the world, in which riders were tilted forward to experience the sensation of flying. It was named after an event from the Gladiators television series, and was the only roller coaster constructed by Skytrak International, a subsidiary of Fairport Engineering. The ride was a "solo coaster" having only one person per car, which along with a complicated boarding process limited capacity to between 200 and 240 riders per hour. Issues with the ride delayed its opening by several months, and it continued to suffer reliability issues. It closed in 1998, with the park closing soon after. The ride was eventually removed and scrapped.