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Graham Ashworth

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Thirty-odd years in engineering means I've got a soft spot for anything with a working engine or a bit of proper history behind it. This lot's built up over years of Saturday afternoons before the match, usually with half an eye on where I'll get a decent dram after. No fluff here, just the places actually worth your bus fare into town.

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Name	Comment	Address	City	Best For
1Science and Industry Museum	Proper engineering history, this. Could spend all day round the power hall alone.	Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester M3 4FP	Manchester	Engines, trains and steam power
2Manchester Museum	Free to get in, which is sound. Dinosaurs and mummies keep the grandkids quiet for a bit too.	Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL	Manchester	Natural history and the new South Asia Gallery
3Whitworth Art Gallery	Sits right in Whitworth Park, glass extension's a nice touch. Café's decent an' all.	Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER	Manchester	Textiles, prints and a proper park setting
4Imperial War Museum North	Best For and War history in a mad Libeskind building	Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1TZ	Manchester	War history in a mad Libeskind building
5People's History Museum	Sound little museum, proper Manchester story here. Doesn't take long to go round, mind.	Left Bank, Spinningfields, Manchester M3 3ER	Manchester	Free to get in, which is sound. Dinosaurs and mummies keep the grandkids quiet for a bit too.
6Manchester Art Gallery	Comment and Best For and Manchester Art Gallery	Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL	Manchester}, {	Right in town near Piccadilly Gardens
7National Football Museum	Manchester Art Gallery and National Football Museum	Cathedral Gardens, Manchester M4 3BG	Manchester	Manchester United and Manchester City history combined

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