Queen Street Mill Museum
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"Museum of the textile industry in a Victorian weaving mill."
Overview
Queen Street Mill Museum houses the last surviving 19th-century steam-powered weaving mill in the world, in a Grade I listed building. Tours are led by experienced guides who tell the history of the mill, show the process from raw cotton through to woven cloth and demonstrate the machines. Parking is free. Café and gift shop.
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Grade 1 Listed Mill - Authentic mill layout with many working internals
Steam Days - Planned days using the original steam powered looms
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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