With its original coach offices and warehouse, Liverpool Road Station is the world's oldest surviving railway station.This sundial was made in 1833 for use at Liverpool Road Station in Manchester.

Linking Liverpool and Manchester by railway would not be easy ... engine to run on the line – the famous ‘Rocket’. In 1830 the line opened and a new age of locomotion had begun.

The idea was discussed in 1825 by a committee of gentlemen from Manchester, Rochdale, Halifax, Leeds and Liverpool ... Leeds Railway (M&LR), was seen on October 18, 1830 at the Royal Hotel ...

A Manchester museum has unveiled plans for additional new galleries and improvements. An architect and lead designer is being sought for a key element of the plans.