Manchester: The First Station and the Barton Swing Aqueduct
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Manchester: The First Station and the Barton Swing Aqueduct
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Manchester's Science and Industry Museum stands on Liverpool Road station, opened in 1830 and the oldest surviving railway terminus in the world. The People's History Museum is the national museum of democracy. West of the city, the Barton Swing Aqueduct of 1894 is the only swing aqueduct in the world: its 1,450-tonne trough carries the Bridgewater Canal across the Manchester Ship Canal and swings aside to let ships through.
Required Activities
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of 4
Visit the Science and Industry Museum in Liverpool Road station of 1830, the world's oldest surviving railway terminus
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of 4
Visit the People's History Museum, the national museum of democracy
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of 4
See the Barton Swing Aqueduct, opened in 1894, the world's only swing aqueduct, whose 1,450-tonne trough carries the Bridgewater Canal across the Manchester Ship Canal
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of 4
Walk Salford Quays to the Imperial War Museum North
Visit the Science and Industry Museum in Liverpool Road station of 1830, the world's oldest surviving railway terminus
Visit the People's History Museum, the national museum of democracy
See the Barton Swing Aqueduct, opened in 1894, the world's only swing aqueduct, whose 1,450-tonne trough carries the Bridgewater Canal across the Manchester Ship Canal
Walk Salford Quays to the Imperial War Museum North
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