Manchester Regiment Museum
Facilities Coach Parking
 Car Parking
Restaurant/Cafe
Toilets
Lecture Room
Shop
Other: Disabled access. Parking adjacent |
How to get there: The collection covers the history of the Regiment from the raising of the 2nd Bn 8th Foot in 1756, through the formation of the Manchester Regiment in 1881 to that Regiment’s amalgamation to form The King’s Regiment in 1958. Its history is illustrated in the context of the local community from which it stemmed and the social history section covers topics such as Women in Wartime, War Poets, The Spanish Civil War, the Home Guard and National Service. There are displays of uniforms, weapons, medals, badges and regimental memorabilia related to its major campaigns in the American War of Independence, the Crimea, South Africa, both World wars, Palestine and Malaya. The Regimental Archives are available for researchers at the Local Studies and Archives Library based in Ashton- under-Lyne (Tel 0161 342 4242). Manchester Regiment, 63rd (or the West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot, 63rd Regiment of Foot (Colonel Robert Armiger), 2nd Bn of the 8th (The King’s) Regiment of Foot, 96th Regiment of Foot, 96th (Queen’s Own) Regiment of Foot, 96th Regiment of Foot (raised as 2nd Bn 52ndFoot), 96th (The Queen’s Royal Irish) Regiment, 96th(British Musketeers) Regiment, 96th Regiment of Foot Opening Hours: |
Address: Tel: 0161 342 2254 Fax: 0161 342 2869 Email: Web: Curator: Admission charges: Others: 
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