This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Move Stephenson's Rocket to Manchester Science Museum.
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Stephenson's Rocket was built in Newcastle but won the Rainhill trials in 1829. It deserves to permanently live in the Manchester Museum becuase it was built for Manchester. We petition Parliament to help get the Rocket moved.
Stephenson's Rocket was displayed in the Manchester Science Museum recently and my dad and I enjoyed seeing it and think it should be home!
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Decisions about exhibits are made by the museum, not the UK Government or Parliament.
You may wish to contact the Science Museum Group with your suggestion: https://www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/about-us/contact-us
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.