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Bury Transport Museum

Coordinates: 53°35′41″N 2°18′03″W / 53.5946°N 2.3007°W / 53.5946; -2.3007
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Bury Transport Museum
The exterior of the museum from Castlecroft Road
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Established1973; 51 years ago (1973)
LocationBolton Street, Bury BL9 0EY
TypeTransport museum
OwnerEast Lancashire Railway
Websitehttp://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/plan-your-day-out/bury-transport-museum.aspx

Bury Transport Museum is a transport museum in Bury, Greater Manchester, situated in the former Castlecroft Goods Warehouse, a Grade II listed building from 1846,[1] on Castlecroft Road, with the main entrance from Bolton Street, BL9 0EY.

It was started in 1973 by volunteers of the East Lancashire Railway, [2] had to close in 2003 because of roof problems but opened again in 2010.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ British Listed Buildings Bury Transport Museum
  2. ^ Bury Times, July 23, 1974
  3. ^ Bury Times 01 April 2010 Duke opens refurbished transport museum and black pudding factory in Bury

53°35′41″N 2°18′03″W / 53.5946°N 2.3007°W / 53.5946; -2.3007