Northwest Computer Museum
Comment: This will need better independent sources to demonstrate notability. A more neutral tone would also be helpful, it's a bit promotional in the current form. See this recent article to see how it can be done: The Apple Museum, that's just a unit in a shopping mall. And see the WP:GOLDENRULE, ideally three such examples please. ChrysGalley (talk) 11:46, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
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| Established | 2023 |
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| Location | Leigh Spinners, Leigh, England |
| Coordinates | 53°29′36″N 2°29′39″W / 53.4932°N 2.4942°WCoordinates: 53°29′36″N 2°29′39″W / 53.4932°N 2.4942°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Website | NWCM.org |
The Northwest computer museum is a computer museum located on the 4th floor of Leigh Spinners Mill in Leigh, Greater Manchester.[1]
History
The museum was officially opened in its current location on the June 3, 2023 by Professor Steve Furber, CBE.[2][3]
The museum actively encourages visitors to physically operate and use the working retro machines on display.[4]
Exhibits
Computers in the main room are laid out in chronological order from 1979 with the Commodore PET 2001, Apple ][ and Tandy TRS-80 and extend through the BBC and Spectrum computers and into the 90's with the Commodore Amgia and Atari ST machines.
It further extends through notable business machines such as the ACT Sirius, the first IBM PC's, Acorn and Apple machines.
There is also a range of games consoles on display from the Fairchild model F, Sega Megadrive to the Xbox360 and Sony Playstation 2 plus a small collection of vintage Arcade machines.
Notable exhibits include an component level exact replica of an Apple-1 computer and an Apple Lisa.
Facilities
A Cafe is located inside the museum serving food and refreshments. Parking is available on site and serves all units within the mill and lifts are available to all floors.
See also
- The Centre for Computing History, Cambridge
- The Museum of Computing, Swindon
- Retro Computer Museum, Leicester
- A museum at the IBM site in Hursley, Winchester
- Science Museum, London
- Science and Industry Museum, Manchester
References
- ↑ The Northwest Computer Museum
- ↑ "North West Computer Museum aims to give new life to old consoles", bbc.co.uk
- ↑ https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025-10-16/debates/421D144E-E1A0-4ED9-B88E-EFE1EFA56813/AdaLovelaceDay#contribution-E866028B-2988-4FF4-B6ED-30CA60FE3608
- ↑ https://geektechstuff.com/2024/04/27/northwest-computer-museum-uk/
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