Museums · North Wales
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre — science centre and museum devoted to the chemical industry in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Runcorn · 1.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1989. Address: WA8 0DF. Wikidata describes it as: "science centre and museum devoted to the chemical industry in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 53.3518°, -2.7336°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Museum is a science and technology museum in Widnes, Halton, North-West England. The centre has interactive exhibits, reconstructed historical scenes, an observatory, a live-science theatre and family workshops. It is next to Spike Island, a public park, located between the River Mersey and the Sankey Canal that has woodlands, wetlands, footpaths and industrial archaeological history. The centre is housed in Tower Building, constructed around 1860 by John Hutchinson as the administrative centre for his chemical business. The centre holds a collection of archives relating to the chemical industry, these include documents, photographs and the entire research archive of the ICI General Chemical Division.
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Background
History
soap company]] Catalyst is next to Spike Island, in Widnes, Halton. The museum is housed in an old four-storey building with modern extensions. The building was originally known as the Tower Building and was constructed around 1860 by John Hutchinson as the administrative centre for his alkali business. It later became the head office of the Gossage soap company, which at one time was the largest of its kind in the world and handled half of the UK's soap exports. The town of Widnes was once the centre of the North West chemical manufacturing industry and has been heavily influenced by it for the last 170 years. The museum originated as a temporary exhibition to celebrate the centenary of…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3518, -2.7336
- District
- Halton
- Parish
- Halton, unparished area
- Postcode
- WA8 0DF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Established
- 1989
- Nearest railway station
- Runcorn — 1.5 km
- Official site
- www.catalyst.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1050293 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Catalyst Science Discovery Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Catalyst 2149.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Catalyst Science Discovery Centre?
- Catalyst Science Discovery Centre is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode WA8 0DF), in the parish of Halton, unparished area.
- When was Catalyst Science Discovery Centre built?
- Built or established in 1989.
- Who owns Catalyst Science Discovery Centre?
- Catalyst Science Discovery Centre is owned by | website = {{URL|catalyst.org.uk}}.
- How do I get to Catalyst Science Discovery Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Runcorn, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WA8 0DF.
- How busy is Catalyst Science Discovery Centre?
- Catalyst Science Discovery Centre draws around 30,000 visitors a year.