UK Football Museum Preston, Deepdale Building, Urbis Manchester Project, Photo, News, Design

National Football Museum

NFM, Urbis, Lancashire, northwest England design by OMI Architects

23 Nov 2009

National Football Museum Preston

Location: Lancashire, Northwest England, UK
Date built: 2001
Design: OMI Architects

New Location: Urbis Building, Cathedral Gardens, Todd St, Manchester, M4 3BG

Phone: 0161 605 8200

Original Location: Deepdale, home of Preston North End Football Club – PNE

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23 Nov 2009

National Football Museum UK – News Update

National Football Museum Manchester

National Football Museum due to close its public galleries following a decision taken last week to move to Manchester.

Preston City Council is now threatening to take legal action over the decision to move, which will see the museum move to Urbis in Manchester.

National Football Museum Manchester at Urbis by Ian Simpson Architects
National Football Museum Manchester
photo © Adrian Welch

Preston North End Football Club is one of the oldest running football clubs in England and the first to win the double (League and FA Cup) so was considered the best location for this national collection.

Location: Preston North End, Preston, Lancashire, Northwest England, UK

Preston Architecture

Contemporary Preston Buildings

Preston Buildings – Selection

Avenham Park Pavilion
Design: McChesney Architects
Avenham Park Pavilion

Preston Office Building Competition
Design: Moxon Architects
Olivers Place Preston office building
image courtesy of architects office
Preston Office

Park Houses
Design: Ushida Findlay Architects and Holmes Partnership
Preston Houses

River Douglas Crossing : Design Competition
Entry by Feix&Merlin Architects:


Preston Bridge

Brockholes Wetland and Woodland Nature Reserve Visitor Facilities, nr Preston
Design: Adam Khan Architects
Lancashire nature reserve

Preston Guild 2012 Competition
Preston Housing Competition

English Architect Offices

Northwest English Architecture

Contemporary Lancashire Buildings – selection of contemporary architectural designs:

Manchester Architecture

Manchester Architecture Tours

Great Northern Warehouse, Square and Deansgate Terraces
Architects: SimpsonHaugh ; Masterplan: aLL Design
Great Northern Warehouse and Square Viaduct
image : SimpsonHaugh
Great Northern Warehouse and Square

Henry Royce Institute, University of Manchester
Design: NBBJ Architects
Henry Royce Institute, University of Manchester
image courtesy of architects office
Henry Royce Institute Building

Exchange Court Greengate Building Salford
Design: OMI Architects
Exchange Greengate Building
image from architect

Lancashire Architecture Competition

Comments / photos for the British Football Museum Preston page welcome

Website: www.nationalfootballmuseum.com