A Visit To The Manchester Museum Of Science & Industry

The Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester has been somewhere I have wanted to visit for a number of years. Based in the centre of Manchester, the museum is home to a large collection of internal combustion and steam stationary engines. These are housed in the museum’s Power Hall, with some of the engines run on a regular basis.

- Mike Milestone

When I, along with Dad, visited the museum it was unfortunate it did not coincide with a running day. However, we were still able to see the many exhibits on show, although it was of course the engines which were of the most interest to us.

The first engine to greet us, before we had even got into the museum, was the impressive ‘gate guardian’ on display at the side of the road, outside the museum. This is an impressive twin cylinder Crossley Brothers type SE220 diesel engine. It was dispatched new to Crossley Brothers Grid Maker, Mirfield on June 24th 1920. There can’t be many city centres in the world where you can encounter a large stationary engine in the middle of the street. (This engine was featured in issue 520. ED)

Once inside the museum