Science and Industry Museum
A museum that traces the development of science, technology and industry, with weight on Manchester's own achievements. It is part of the Science Museum Group and stands on the site of Liverpool Road, the world's oldest surviving passenger railway station.
- Where
- Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 53.4769, -2.2556
Get the Science and Industry Museum stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Science and Industry Museum. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your England volume with your photos and a note.
Near Science and Industry Museum
John Rylands Library 0.6 km
A late-Victorian neo-Gothic library on Deansgate, founded by Enriqueta Rylands in memory of her husband and opened to the public in 1900. Part of the University of Manchester since 1972, it keeps most of the university's special collections under its vaulted reading room.
National Football Museum 1.4 km
England's national museum of football, housed in the glass Urbis building in Manchester city centre. It preserves and displays collections of football memorabilia, tracing the history of the game through shirts, trophies and match balls.
Old Trafford 2.8 km
The home ground of Manchester United, and with room for over 74,000 the largest club football stadium in the United Kingdom. Its nickname, the Theatre of Dreams, came from Sir Bobby Charlton.
Peak District 27 km
An upland at the southern end of the Pennines, mostly in Derbyshire, divided between the gritstone moors of the Dark Peak and the limestone dales of the White Peak. Most of it became Britain's first national park in 1951, and Kinder Scout is its highest point.
Anfield 47 km
The football stadium that has been home to Liverpool FC since the club was formed in 1892, and before that, from 1884, to Everton. It seats more than 61,000, and its Kop end is famous for singing You'll Never Walk Alone.
Liverpool Cathedral 48 km
The Church of England cathedral of Liverpool, the largest cathedral and religious building in Britain. Its red sandstone bulk rises on St James's Mount, and it ranks as the eighth largest church in the world.
The Cavern Club 49 km
The cellar music venue on Mathew Street where the Beatles played hundreds of times early in their career. Today's club is a rebuilt version on much of the original site, and live music still fills its brick arches.
The Beatles Story 50 km
A museum on the Royal Albert Dock devoted to the Beatles, opened in 1990. It recreates the Casbah Coffee Club, the Cavern and Abbey Road Studios, and shows objects such as John Lennon's spectacles and George Harrison's first guitar.
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Questions
Where is Science and Industry Museum?
Science and Industry Museum is in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are John Rylands Library (0.6 km), National Football Museum (1.4 km), Old Trafford (2.8 km).
How do I get the Science and Industry Museum stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Science and Industry Museum and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your England volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Science and Industry Museum before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your England volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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