Night of the Museum1679 viewsRoy Dudley talks one of the visitors through the paintings of the collieries.
Saturday 19 May - many visitors enjoyed the Collieries Exhibition
Midsummer Mingle 20071679 viewsthe 3HP Atmospheric Crossley engine was a crowd pleaser and had to be run several times over the day
Getting ready to feed the guests1679 viewsMidsummer Mingle 2008
Morgan 3 Wheelers Club1678 viewsThursday 17th August
Work on the Ruston engine 1677 viewsa lovely 5 hp Hornsby oil engine and compressor from Trinity House arrived just before Easter. We plan to restore it to running condition.
Geoff and Phil Harding of Time Team1676 viewsTime Team came to the museum to shoot part of a special on submarines and the engines that powered them
Manchester Association of Engineers1674 viewswere delighted with the running of the Gardner 4T5
Midsummer Mingle 20071674 viewsGeoff looks like a ghostly figure in the background as he rushes around runnning engines
The BBQ was in full swing thanks to a lovely evening1674 viewsMidsummer Mingle 2008
Gardner 4T51674 viewsblowlamps lit before the engine can be started. Museums at Night
first glow from the beacon1674 views
Model of Poynton c1900 (scale 75" to mile)1671 viewsnote the detail of the railway buildings