Oswestry & Border History & Archaeology Group
2007-Visits

Benthall Hall, Broseley

11 ^th May - Friday evening visit
Meet at Benthall Hall 7.0 pm - NT members £3 - non NT members £6

This National Trust property will be opened specially for our visit which follows on from the Memorial Hall talk on the 13th April. It is 35 miles from Oswestry on the other side of Much Wenlock and will be at least a 50 min drive. I suggest members arrange to share cars and can contact me on 01691 830260 if need be.

Virtual Shropshire Guide         National Trust Website

Manchester Past and Present

16 ^th June - Saturday Coach Trip - £15 per person
Leave Oswestry Oak St. Car Park 8.30 am returning approx. 7 pm

We require at least 25 people on the coach to make the trip viable and welcome any interested friends to join us for the day. If you have not put your name down on the list yet please contact me on 01691 830260 so that we can confirm bookings at the earliest possible time. We can provide a choice of location for lunch time and afternoon activities - 1. Castlefileds or 2. Salford Quays (Lowry Centre & War Museum)

Manchester Trip Outline

Coach to leave Oswestry Oak St. Car Park at 8.30am On arrival at Manchester we have half hour break. The coach is then joined by a Manchester Blue Guide who will accompany the coach for a 1½ hour grand tour focusing on the history & archaeology of the City. The tour is to finish at Castlefields where we will be ready for an hours Lunch break. There are several interesting places which provide food. Those opting for an afternoon at Salford Quays can be taken to the Lowry Centre for lunch and returning at 5 pm. Coach to leave Manchester Castlefields at 5.30 pm. arriving back at Oswestry approx. 7 pm.

Castlefields - afternoon Option 1

After lunch our Manchester guide will give us an introduction to Castlefields which will help decided what else to see in the afternoon. Castlefields Web info.

Roman Manchester - Largely reconstructions including Roman Gardens, Gates and walls set amongst the fort defence ditches. Roman Manchester

Canals - In order to get his coal from the mines at Worsley, the third Duke of Bridgewater, Francis Egerton, employed the great engineer James Brindley to build a canal, which was begun in 1759. It was to be the forerunner of all subsequent canals, and on its completion, it heralded the beginning of the canal age. Within 50 years Manchester had become the hub of an extensive canal network, which linked it with all parts of the country, including the major ports of Liverpool and Hull.

Railways - Castlefield is as conspicuous by its viaducts as it is by its canals - they have both become an indelible part of the landscape, valued and treasured as part of Manchester's industrial heritage.

Liverpool Road Station - Museum of Science and Industry
Liverpool Road Station ranks as one of, if not the most important railway stations in Britain. Manchester can be said to have been the place where the Railway Age began. The Station now forms part of the Museum of Science and Industry, widely regarded as one of the country's best museums. - Canals & Railways

Salford Quays - afternoon Option 2

Lowry Centre - About the Lowry
These modern futuristic buildings house the biggest public collection of works by LS Lowry. In 2000 it was transferred from its original home at Salford Art Gallery which.began collecting his work in the 1930s. The L S Lowry Collection now numbers arouind 350 paintings and drawings, ranging across Lowry's artistic careeer.

Imperial War Museum North
This distinctive Daniel Liberskind building makes an unusual setting for a War Museum and provides an interesting and worthwhile modern museum experience. - Museum Website

Walk around Welshpool

13 ^th July - Friday evening visit to Welshpool
Meet at Welshpool Church St. Car Park 7.0 pm

Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust are based in Welshpool and have kindly offered to be our guide for this history and archaeology walk around the town. CPAT Introduction to Welshpool