Portland Basin Museum attracts a lot of travelers visiting Manchester each year. It is an award winning museum of Manchester that provides a glimpse of the age old history of the life along the Tameside. The museum features exhibits like room of a school, chip and fish shop, industries, life at mines, street of 1920s, kitchen, local crafts, chapel, a grocer shop and houses.
These exhibits are shown with the help of audio visual units in order to provide an enchanting and live experience for visitors. This Manchester museum is housed in Ashton Canal Warehouse, which was restored and reconstructed in 1834. The ideal location of Portland Basin Museum helps visitors to enjoy pleasant boat trips, which are organized close to this museum.
Collections of Portland Basin Museum:
The collection of Portland Basin Museum includes
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costume and accessories of first half of 20th century and Victorian age like blouses, shawls, clay pipes and foot wear.bird eggs, trophies, molluscs and Shells collection by Moore, medals, ceremonial robes, cookers, washing machine, radios, furniture, mangles, tools of prehistoric age and restored objects from different excavation sites. These are some of the important objects displayed at the museum.
Facilities offered at Portland Basin Museum
Portland Basin Museum provides numerous facilities for enjoying a family day out. It offers picnic spots, free parking, conference center, shops, disabled facilities, lift, playing area for children - Nuts and Bolts.
The opening time of Portland Basin Museum is from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm from Tuesday to Sunday and the museum remains closed on all Mondays. No admission fee is charged for entering this museum.
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