HISTORIC BUILDING RESTORATION

THE PROJECT AIMS TO RESTORE THREE HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN THE NORTH-WEST
CORNER OF THE MUSEUM SITE WHICH ARE IN A DILAPIDATED STATE, AND RENDER
THEM FIT FOR USE BY THE VISITING PUBLIC.
THE ECONOMISER SHED WAS BUILT IN 1931 TO HOUSE MACHINERY TO INCREASE
THE LANCASHIRE BOILER’S EFFICIENCY. THE19TH CENTURY LINHAY WAS ONCE USED
TO STORE HORSE-DRAWN CARTS. THE 19TH CENTURY GAS RETORT HOUSE IS ONE
OF ONLY 3 LEFT IN THE COUNTRY.