Trafford Park History
Marshall Stevens returns to the Park
Skyhook Sculpture by Brian Fell
The Heritage Centre was developed as part of the Centre's contribution to understanding the history of the people who worked and lived within the industrial estate where the main Centre is located.
Trafford Park, part of the ancestral home of the De Trafford family was a very beautifull park and farm land. At its heart was the Hall, sadly now gone .The land was sold in 1894 and became the property of Trafford Park Estates which was established in 1896. The Estates Company created Europe's first purpose built industrial estate bounded on one side by the Manchester Ship canal, opened in 1894 and the Bridgewater canal one of the transport systems used to import coal from the Midlands to Manchester.
The Centre continues to record the on-going history of Trafford Park with the help of Trafford Park Heritage Committee. The Committee is made up of former residents and representatives of local history societies who work to maintain the social and industrial legacy of Trafford Park and the surrounding areas.