Lancaster City Museum
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Overview
The fine Georgian town hall is the setting for the museum, which explores the history and archaeology of the city from prehistoric and Roman times onwards. Also housed here is the museum of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. The Cottage Museum, furnished in the style of an artisan's house of around 1820, faces Lancaster Castle.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year, Tue-Sun and BH Mon, 10-5. Closed Xmas and New Year
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
- Children
About the area
Lancashire was at the centre of the British cotton industry in the 19th century, which lead to the urbanization of great tracts of the area. The cotton boom came and went, but the industrial profile remains.
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