Hi Steve, really great that the 3 of you had a good day out.  It is a place I keep intending to visit.  When I was travelling "oop north" on business, I wanted to take a detour there but kept running out of time. Your visit was well timed as I believe there is a very new extension to the exhibits.  I have been reading  Hunter Davies article in the Times today, in which he states. "I do like northerners as it must be so awful for them"...It is actually a very old Victoria Wood joke he says, so don't complain.  He is right. The sculpture park, rejuvenation of Liverpool docks and museums there and in Manchester are great.  And, I don't have to take out a 2nd mortgage to buy train tickets (possibly standing) to London and pay high entry prices, Q, and fork out loads for food.  The North is Good and has lots of sites to see, it is not starved of culture.
Take care, Paul
PS. Hunter also says that he thought he knew the worst of everything re paperwork, ie VAT Returns, but now says "PROBATE" forms of 50 pages are his worst ever...