Explore objects reflecting Manchester’s development from the mid-20th century into a centre for the creative industries. The collection focuses on film and television production and the city's alternative music scene.
Creative Industries
Set complete with houses used in the filming of 'Bob the Builder'.
Armature for a puppet from the 2001 film 'Monkeybone', directed by Henry Selick.
Maquette of Boy character from 'The Sandman', a short animation directed and animated by Paul Berry.
Tools used by Paul Berry whilst working as an animator in Manchester and elsewhere bewteen 1981 and 2001.
Tool box used by Paul Berry whilst working as an animator in Manchester and elsewhere bewteen 1981 and 2001.
Replica of the Mr Fingal character puppet from the children's animated television series 'Cockleshell Bay', made by Cosgrove Hall Productions Ltd for transmission on Thames Television between 1982 and 1986.
Model cupboard used as a prop on the Santa interior set from the 1993 Disney stop-motion animation film The Nightmare Before Christmas,' directed by Tim Burton.
c.1970s
The earliest puppet made by Paul Berry as a child.
Picture and easel prop used on a set from 'The Nightmare before Christmas,' a Skellington Productions stop-motion animation film directed by Tim Burton in 1993.
Worm character puppet from the 1996 Disney stop-motion animation film 'James and the Giant Peach,' produced by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick.
1990
Replica of the Alien from the film Alien, made by Exquisite Corpse, England, c.1990
Centipede character puppet (made from spare parts) from the 1996 Disney stop-motion animation film 'James and the Giant Peach,' produced by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick.
Head from James character puppet from the 1996 Disney stop motion animation film 'James and the Giant Peach,' produced by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick.
Pair of loading bay doors from the Hacienda nightclub, which operated from 1982 to 1997.
Witch character puppet from the 1993 Disney stop-motion animation film 'Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas', directed by Henry Selick and animated by Paul Berry.
Post in the style of a traffic bollard from the Hacienda nightclub in Manchester, which formed part of the interior design by Ben Kelly.
1990-2000
Cigarette lighter in the shape of a mobile phone, which belonged to Tony Wilson.
1979
Record sleeve containing 2 flexi-vinyl records; FAC 14c Test Card.
'Hot' sign from the club night held at the Hacienda nightclub, from 1988.
Head from the Weasel character puppet from the stop-motion animation television series 'The Wind in the Willows', made between 1984 and 1990 by Cosgrove Hall Productions, following the success of the film of the same title.
1980
JVC KY-2000 television camera with case and original accessories, used by Anthony Wilson and IKON FCL when filming news pieces for Granada TV, c.1980.
Wooden apostrophe-shaped panel that was part of the Zumbar wall decorations from the Hacienda nightclub, 1987 onwards.
A box of 12" vinyl records by various Factory and non-Factory artists; owned by Anthony Wilson.
Stepladder used for the building of the interior of the Hacienda nightclub in Manchester, which opened on 21 May 1982.
Rubber stamp for 'The Boot Room pathboard'.
1985-1995
Branded matchbox from the Hacienda, containing original matches.
Kim Philby neon sign from the Gay Traitor Bar in the basement of the Hacienda, 1982.
Puppet head in a perspex box from the 1992 Cosgrove Hall Productions Ltd stop-motion animation television series 'Truckers,' based on the best-selling trilogy by science fiction/fantasy writer Terry Pratchett.
1998
Factory Too Records CD (Fac 2.41) of Durutti Column's 'Time Was Gigantic... When We Were Kids' and 'Reissued Experiments', signed by Vini Reilly and released in October 1998.
white 'Series 7' chair, designed by Arne Jacobsen and manufactured by Fritz Hansen; this chair was used at the Factory Records Headquarters (FAC 251) on Charles Street Manchester, it formed part of FAC 331 'The Temporary Contemporary Table' designed by Andy Woodcock and Ed Jackson, made in January 1991
red 'Series 7' chair, designed by Arne Jacobsen and manufactured by Fritz Hansen; this chair was used at the Factory Records Headquarters (FAC 251) on Charles Street Manchester, it formed part of FAC 331 'The Temporary Contemporary Table' designed by Andy Woodcock and Ed Jackson, made in January 1991
T- shirt bearing the logo 'Rob's Records', given to a member of the band 'The Flamingos' after they signed to the Rob Gretton's record label. From the 1990s.
1988
Pair of boots belonging to the Cyberman costume as used in the T.V. series 'Dr Who' made by the B.B.C., London, c.1988.
A Beau Brummel music library case containing 12" vinyl records and audio cassettes by various Factory Records artists; owned by Anthony Wilson.
Factory Too Records CD (FACDR 2.41) of Durutti Column's 'Time Was Gigantic ... When We Were Kids' and 'Reissued Experiments', signed by Vini Reilly and released in October 1998.
Grey 'Series 7' chair, designed by Arne Jacobsen and manufactured by Fritz Hansen; this chair was used at the Factory Records Headquarters (FAC 251) on Charles Street Manchester, it formed part of FAC 331 'The Temporary Contemporary Table' designed by Andy Woodcock and Ed Jackson, made in January 1991
blue 'Series 7' chair, designed by Arne Jacobsen and manufactured by Fritz Hansen; this chair was used at the Factory Records Headquarters (FAC 251) on Charles Street Manchester, it formed part of FAC 331 'The Temporary Contemporary Table' designed by Andy Woodcock and Ed Jackson, made in January 1991
yellow 'Series 7' chair, designed by Arne Jacobsen and manufactured by Fritz Hansen; this chair was used at the Factory Records Headquarters (FAC 251) on Charles Street Manchester, it formed part of FAC 331 'The Temporary Contemporary Table' designed by Andy Woodcock and Ed Jackson, made in January 1991
A box of 7" vinyl records by various non-Factory Records artists; owned by Anthony Wilson.
Seagull puppet from the 1996 Disney stop-motion animation film 'James and the Giant Peach,' produced by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick.
1982
Small piece of Canadian maple dance floor, laid in the Hacienda club in April 1982.
Grasshopper character puppet from the 1996 Disney stop-motion animation film 'James and the Giant Peach,' produced by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick.
after 1956
Granada TV Building sign
Tray of mouthpieces for the Grasshopper character from the 1996 Disney stop-motion animation film 'James and the Giant Peach,' produced by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick.
Large wooden 'Zumbar' sign from the club night held at the Hacienda nightclub, started in 1987.
Crew jacket worn by Paul Berry on the set of the 2001 20th Century Fox Film Corporation film Monkeybone. The film combines live action with stop-motion and clay animation. It was directed by Henry Selick and Paul Berry was Supervising Animator.
Crew jacket worn by Paul Berry on the set of the 1996 Disney stop-motion animation film James and the Giant Peach, produced by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick. Paul Berry worked as Supervising Animator on this film.
Tray of mouthpieces for the Grasshopper character from the Disney stop-motion animation 1996 film 'James and the Giant Peach,' produced by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick.
Baseball cap worn by Paul Berry on the set of the 20th Century Fox film Monkeybone (2001) based on the comic book series, Dark Town, directed by Henry Selick. Paul Berry was Supervising Animator on this production.
