| Lewis Textile Museum | |
|---|---|
 Building of the Lewis Textile Museum | |
  Location within Blackburn town centre | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Victorian, palazzo style, ground floor of Regency style |
| Town or city | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°45′00″N 2°29′03″W / 53.7501°N 2.4843°W |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Brick |
| Floor count | 3 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| 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]
In 2006 the building of the Lewis Textile Museum, was planned to become a drugs centre although this was met with local uproar.[3]
- ^ 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.