Avro Heritage Museum is an aviation museum in Woodford, Greater Manchester, England, that opened on 13 November 2015. It is located at the former Woodford Aerodrome, and it replaced the former Avro Heritage Centre.
 The front of the museum | |
  Location within Greater Manchester | |
Former name | Avro Heritage Centre |
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| Established | 13 November 2015 |
| Location | Woodford Aerodrome, Woodford, Greater Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°20′06″N 2°09′08″W / 53.33502°N 2.15228°W |
| Website | www |
History
editAvro Heritage Centre
editOriginally opened in Woodford's personnel block, the centre had five rooms with displays and photos about Avro, an archive, and a small shop. It was only open for tours on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and visits were only possible by prior appointment.[1][2]
Avro Heritage Museum
editAs part of the deal to sell Woodford Aerodrome for redevelopment in December 2011, BAE agreed to fund the renovation of the former aerodrome fire station to become the new Avro Heritage Museum.[2] Designed to replace the previous heritage centre, the work was carried out by Conlon Construction and Cassidy + Ashton.[3][4][5] Plans were submitted in February 2014;[6] planning permission was approved on 20 May;[7] construction started in August;[4] and the museum opened on 13 November 2015.[8] At 11,700 square feet (1,090 m2), the new building is 70% larger than the previous centre and includes an exhibition hall, a gallery, a café, reading rooms, and classrooms.[4][1]
It holds the Avro Heritage Trust's collection of over 30,000 artefacts on aircraft development, including a set of murals that used to be located in Woodford's employee restaurant.[2]
Aircraft on display
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- Avro Vulcan B.2 XM603[9]
- Avro Type F – Replica[10]
- Roe I Triplane – Replica[11]
Cockpits
edit- Avro Anson XIX G-AGPG[12]
- Avro Lancaster B.I R5868 "S for Sugar" – replica[13][14]
- Avro Vulcan B2 XM602[15]
- English Electric Canberra WK118[16]
- Hawker Siddeley 748 1756[17]
- Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2 XV235[18]
- Vickers VC10 C1K XV106 – on loan[19]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Avro Heritage Centre". Aeroflight. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "New Avro Heritage museum in Woodford prepares for take-off". BAE Systems. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Avro Heritage Museum". Avro Heritage Museum. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Avro Heritage Museum, Woodford". Conlon Construction. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Avro Heritage Centre, Woodford". Cassidy + Ashton. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "New Stockport museum 'to display Vulcan bomber'". BBC News. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Decision Notice". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Avro Heritage Museum". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Avro Vulcan B2 XM603". Avro Heritage Museum. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Avro Type F Replica". Avro Heritage Museum. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Roe I Triplane Replica". Avro Heritage Museum. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Avro Anson Cockpit G-AGPG 'Aggy Paggy'". Avro Heritage Museum. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Avro Lancaster 'S Sugar' Replica Cockpit". Avro Heritage Museum. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ Simpson, Andrew (2015). "Individual History" (PDF). Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Avro Vulcan XM602 Cockpit". Avro Heritage Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "English Electric Canberra WK118 Cockpit". Avro Heritage Museum. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Avro 748". Avro Heritage Museum. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Hawker Siddeley Nimrod Cockpit XV235". Avro Heritage Museum. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Vickers VC10 C1K XV106 Cockpit". Avro Heritage Museum. Retrieved 20 September 2020.