Lewis Textile Museum
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Building of the Lewis Textile Museum
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 Location within Blackburn town centre
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Victorian, palazzo style, ground floor of Regency style |
| Town or city | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
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| Material | Brick |
| Floor count | 3 |
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Listed Building – Grade II
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| Official name | Textile Museum |
| Designated | 19 April 1974 |
| Reference no. | 1273699 |
The Lewis Textile Museum was bequeathed to the people of Blackburn by a local cotton industrialist, Thomas Boys Lewis (1869–1942). The Lewis Textile Museum was closed in 2006 and a new gallery with its collection of looms and textile machinery was moved to Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. The gallery which now houses the exhibits at the main Museum & Art Gallery was named CottonTown and opened in April 2007 by Jack Straw, the local Labour MP.
The closure of the Lewis Textile Museum [1] caused surprise which the local paper, the Lancashire Telegraph reported.[2]
Most recently, the building of the Lewis Textile Museum, was planned as a new drugs centre although this was met with local uproar.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ David Higgerson, Museum to shut four years after being saved. Lancashire Telegraph, 1 March 2006.
- ↑ Hypocrite jibe over museum closure plans. Lancashire Telegraph, 11 March 2006.
- ↑ Plan in for museum drugs centre. Lancashire Telegraph, 29 May 2006.
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