Ship on a platform

[wayne69]

Hello, I've come across a photo, possibly early sixties, that features a large model ship inside a glass case. It was situated on platform five or six, at Manchester Central Station. Does anyone know the name of this ship and why it was displayed there?
            Many Thanks.

[Girl Guide]

Can't help with the ship.  I see that the station closed in May 1969.

Perhaps you could try the Manchester Ancestors website and see if anyone can help you regarding the ship.

https://mlfhs.uk/

If they can't help they may know someone who can 

[wayne69]

Thank you Girl Guide- I'll have a look at that website.

[Roobarb]

Not Manchester but there was one displayed at Blackburn:

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/bygones/19374607.remember-model-ship-platform-blackburn-station/

[Viktoria]

Manchester Central station became GMex ,there is a Nightingale hospital there now,or was .
Wonder if there are any interior views in existence  prior to its conversion.

Viktoria.

[wayne69]

Thank-you Roobarb. Your excellent 'find' inspired me to dig a little deeper. I came across this;
https://flashbak.com/27-snapshot-manchester-1960s-392770/
   I can only assume that there were two models, as this photograph was taken in the sixties on platform 5 at Manchester Central railway station.

[wayne69]

Thanks Viktoria: There are many excellent photographs of Manchester Central prior to its closure in 1969.

[Elwyn Soutter]

There are some websites that specialize in railway interests. Possibly if you post the query there you might get some rail enthusiast who can answer your question. Here’s one that seems fairly active:

https://www.railforums.co.uk

[Rena]

I think large model ships in glass cases must have been quite common as our local Trustees Savings Bank had a  large steamship in a glass case sat on a table.  I thought it was to keep children quiet, especially when a teller was asked to put the ship's cabin lights on, which meant the portholes would light up.