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.