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
1980-1982
Head motif from Band on the Wall music venue sign, installed on the building in about 1980 and in situ until refurbishment of the venue in 2004.
circa 1956
Letter G from the Granada TV Building sign.
Beard motif from Band on the Wall music venue sign, installed on the building in about 1980 and in situ until refurbishment of the venue in 2004.
1996
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.
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.
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.
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.
Letter A from the Granada TV Building sign.
Letter D from the Granada TV Building sign.
Sign from the Band on the Wall live music venue in Manchester's Northern Quarter, installed on the building in about 1980 and in situ until refurbishment of the venue in 2004.
2001
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.
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.
1965-1975
The earliest puppet made by Paul Berry as a child.
1981-2001
Tools used by Paul Berry whilst working as an animator in Manchester and elsewhere between 1981 and 2001. Tool box is made by Plano.
1982
This brick formed part of the original external Coronation Street set built at the Granada Television studios between Quay Street and Liverpool Road at Grape Street, Manchester. It was sold as one of 3000 limited edition commemorative bricks to raise money for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and the Film and Television Charity, in 1982. This is brick number 630 out of 3000.
"l" from Band on the Wall music venue sign (2 of 2), installed on the building in about 1980 and in situ until refurbishment of the venue in 2004.
"e" from Band on the Wall music venue sign, installed on the building in about 1980 and in situ until refurbishment of the venue in 2004.
"l" from Band on the Wall music venue sign (1 of 2), installed on the building in about 1980 and in situ until refurbishment of the venue in 2004.
Ladybug character puppet from the 1996 Disney stop-motion animation film 'James and the Giant Peach', produced by Tim Burton, directed by Henry Selick and animated by Paul Berry.
1993
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. Released in 1993 it was made by Touchstones Pictures, Skellington Productions Inc, Tim Burton Productions and Walt Disney Pictures in the Skellington Productions studio, San Fransisco.
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.
1984-1990
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.
Armature for a puppet from the 2001 film 'Monkeybone', directed by Henry Selick.
1982-1986
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.
Tool box used by Paul Berry whilst working as an animator in Manchester and elsewhere between 1981 and 2001.
1992
Bow tie worn by Paul Berry to the 1992 Academy Awards ceremony when The Sandman was nominated for Best Short Film (Animated).
"a" from Band on the Wall music venue sign, installed on the building in about 1980 and in situ until refurbishment of the venue in 2004.
Letter R from the Granada TV Building sign.
1988
Pair of boots belonging to the Cyberman costume as used in the TV series 'Doctor Who' made by the BBC, London, c.1988.
T-shirt 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.
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.
1991
Maquette of Boy character from The Sandman, a short animation directed and animated by Paul Berry. The Sandman (released 1992) was a Batty Berry Mackinnon Productions. Made in the UK.
"n" from Band on the Wall music venue sign, installed on the building in about 1980 and in situ until refurbishment of the venue in 2004.
Letter N from the Granada TV Building sign.
1990
Replica of the Alien from the film Alien, made by Exquisite Corpse, England, c.1990
Crew jacket worn by Paul Berry on the set of the 1993 Disney stop-motion animation film The Nightmare Before Christmas directed by Tim Burton. Paul Berry worked as Key Animator on this film.
Seagull puppet from the 1996 Disney stop-motion animation film James and the Giant Peach produced by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick.
1998
Two-headed foot soldier character puppet and mouthpieces from a Reebok advertisment made by New York-based television production company Curious Pictures.
Electronic music set up used by Julia Adamson at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, Greater Manchester.
"W" from Band on the Wall music venue sign, installed on the building in about 1980 and in situ until refurbishment of the venue in 2004.
"B" from Band on the Wall music venue sign, installed on the building in about 1980 and in situ until refurbishment of the venue in 2004.
"h" from Band on the Wall music venue sign, installed on the building in about 1980 and in situ until refurbishment of the venue in 2004.
"d" from Band on the Wall music venue sign, installed on the building in about 1980 and in situ until refurbishment of the venue in 2004.
Pair of loading bay doors from the Hacienda nightclub, which operated from 1982 to 1997.
Two trays of mouthpieces for the Ladybug character from the 1996 Disney stop-motion animation film James and the Giant Peach, produced by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick.
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.
Tray of puppet faces for the Spider character from the 1996 Disney stop-motion animation film James and the Giant Peach produced by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick.
