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Museums long ago ceased to be stuffy
rooms full of glass cases containing bits of old pottery
and fossilised bones. Today even most conventional
museums including displays which change but over recent
years there has been a growth in industrial and "living"
museums. Here you can learn about local heritage, get a feel for how people lived
and worked, the hardships they endured...
Galleries listed include not just civic
galleries displaying publicly owned artworks, but also
privately owned galleries with items for sale.
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Not all the
museums and galleries in the South Cheshire area are listed.
Please provide details of any we have missed here.
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ENGLESEA BROOK CHAPEL AND
MUSEUM OF PRIMITIVE METHODISM
Englesea Brook Lane, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 5QW
Tel: 01270 820836
E-mail:
engleseabrook-methodist-museum@supanet.com
One of the oldest surviving chapels of it's time
- 1828. Displays on founders of Primitive
Methodism. Early 19th century Ranter Chapel
giving a taste of working class religion.
Museum, shop, video, children's costumes and
games, refreshments. Victorian Experience for
Primary Schools. M6 Junction 16, signs for
Barthomley (B5078).
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THE SALT MUSEUM
162 London Road, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 8AB
Tel: 01606 271640 Fax:
01606 350420
E-mail:
cheshiremuseums@cheshire.gov.uk
Web:
www.saltmuseum.org.uk
Britain’s only Salt Museum tells the fascinating
story of Cheshire’s oldest industry. Salt is
essential to so many things in life - isn't it
time that you found out why! Also temporary
exhibition programme. Well signposted from the
A556 and from Northwich town centre.
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LION SALT WORKS TRUST
Ollershaw Lane, Marston, Northwich, Cheshire,
CW9 6ES
Tel/Fax: Mr Andrew Fielding on 01606
41823
E-mail:
afielding@lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk
Web:
www.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk
Only surviving open-pan saltworks in Britain. In
1842 the Thompson family set up an open pan salt
works in Marston that produced fishery salt,
common salt and lump salt. The salt was pumped
as 'wild brine' from 40m beneath the works and
evaporated in the large iron pans. The Lion Salt
Works closed in 1986 after the collapse of the
West African salt market. The site was purchased
by Vale Royal Borough Council to prevent its
demolition. A charitable trust has been
established and a project is now underway to
restore it as a working industrial museum. The
site appeared in the BBC 2 series 'Restoration'
in 2004. There is a small exhibition centre
promoting the work to restore the site and the
production process with a shop specialising in
salt glazed pottery, table salts and traditional
salt kits. Activity days provide demonstrations
of brine evaporation in replica Roman salt pans.
See the Trust web site for details. Donations
welcomed. Groups by prior arrangement.
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WEAVER GALLERY
45 Castle Street, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1EY
Tel: 01606 871191
Open: Mon to Sat, 9am - 5pm. Wed, 9am - 1pm.
Well established and reputed gallery offering a
wide spectrum of services. Stockists of
contemporary and antique works of art available
for sale from local, national and international
artists. Customised picture framing and
finishing such as painted finishes, wood
staining, line washed and colour washed.
Restoration of old paintings and water colours.
We have 17 years experience and are a member of
the Fine Art Trade Guild. Our delivery service
is available within the Northwich area.
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Cookoo Land
The Old School House, Chester Rd, Tabley,
Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0HL
Tel: 01565 633039
Largest collection of over 550 antique cuckoo
clocks. Five fairground organs, 12 trumpeter
clocks and tools all from the Black Forest.
Collection of vintage motorcycle's outfits.
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