Museum of Wigan Life

The Museum of Wigan Life is a public museum and local history resource centre in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The nineteenth-century listed building is by the noted architect Alfred Waterhouse. It originally housed Wigan Library, where George Orwell researched his book The Road to Wigan Pier in 1936.

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art museum, local museum, heritage center, local authority museum, United Kingdom, 

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  Halton Castle ⓘ
  ruins of castle with later buildings in Halton, Cheshire, England, UK  

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  Tatton Park Gardens ⓘ
  Gardens in Cheshire, England

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  Southport Botanic Gardens ⓘ
  botanical garden in Churchtown, Southport, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield ⓘ
  railway viaduct in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

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  Arley Hall ⓘ
  country house in Cheshire, England, UK

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  Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Lancashire, England

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  Bolton Steam Museum ⓘ
  industrial museum in England, United Kingdom

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  British Commercial Vehicle Museum ⓘ
  automotive museum in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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  British Muslim Heritage Centre ⓘ
  Grade II* listed building in Manchester, UK

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  Bury Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK

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  Croxteth Hall ⓘ
  country house in Croxteth, Liverpool, England, UK

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  Dunham Massey Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, UK

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  East Lancashire Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in north west England

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  Eureka! Science + Discovery ⓘ
  tourist attraction in Seacombe, Wallasey, Merseyside, North West England

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  Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives ⓘ
  museum in Manchester, United Kingdom

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  Heaton Park Tramway ⓘ
  museum tramway in Heaton Park, Manchester, UK

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  Helmshore Mills Textile Museum ⓘ
  Wool and cotton mills in Lancashire, England

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  Hoghton Tower ⓘ
  Grade I listed house in Hoghton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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  Lancashire Mining Museum ⓘ
  mining museum in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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  Lytham Motive Power Museum ⓘ
  museum in Lytham St Annes, England, UK

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  Mendips, Menlove Avenue ⓘ
  childhood home of John Lennon in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Museum of Lancashire ⓘ
  museum in Preston, England  

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  Ordsall Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed English country house museum in Ordsall, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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  Pankhurst Centre ⓘ
  pair of Victorian villas in Manchester, England repurposed as a women-only space and museum

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  People's History Museum ⓘ
  Grade II listed history museum in Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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  Rufford Old Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Lancashire, England, UK

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  Salford Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  Art museum in Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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  Speke Hall ⓘ
  Tudor house in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Sudley House ⓘ
  historic house museum

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  The Whitaker ⓘ
  museum in Rossendale, United Kingdom

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  Warrington Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  Grade II listed building and museum in Warrington, United Kingdom

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  Manchester Art Gallery ⓘ
  publicly owned art gallery in Manchester, UK

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  Bolton Museum ⓘ
  public museum and art gallery in the town of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

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  Manchester Museum ⓘ
  natural history museum

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  Manchester Jewish Museum ⓘ
  museum in Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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  Walker Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Museum of Wigan Life ⓘ
  centre in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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  Museum of Dentistry, University Of Liverpool ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England, UK

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  Whitworth Art Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in Manchester, England

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  Harris Museum ⓘ
  art museum in Preston, United Kingdom

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  Bury Art Museum ⓘ
  Museum, archives, and gallery in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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  Hall Ith Wood Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bolton, England, UK

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  Garstang Museum of Archaeology ⓘ
  university museum in Liverpool, UK

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  Fletcher Moss Art Gallery & Museum ⓘ
  museum in Manchester, England, UK

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  Haworth Art Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery, museum and park in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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  Lancashire Infantry Museum ⓘ
  military museum at Fulwood Barracks, Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom  

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  Museum of The South Lancashire Regiment (pwv) ⓘ
  museum in Warrington, England, UK

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  British Lawnmower Museum ⓘ
  museum in Southport, England

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  Platt Hall ⓘ
  former fashion museum in Manchester, United Kingdom

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  Monks Hall Museum ⓘ
  museum in Eccles, England, UK

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  Knowsley Safari Park ⓘ
  zoo in Merseyside, England

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  Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester ⓘ
  museum in Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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  South Ribble Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leyland, England, United Kingdom

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  Heaton Park Tramway Museum ⓘ
  museum in Prestwich, England, UK

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  Liverpool Scottish Regimental Museum ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England, UK

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  Merseyside Maritime Museum ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool

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  North West Museum of Road Transport ⓘ
  transport museum in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK

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  Helmshore Mills Textile Museum (Higher Mill) ⓘ
  museum in Rossendale, England, United Kingdom

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  Helmshore Mills Textile Museum (Whitakers' Mill) ⓘ
  museum in Rossendale, England, United Kngdom

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  Science and Industry Museum ⓘ
  museum in Manchester, England, UK

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  Castlefield Gallery ⓘ
  UK charitable organization

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  Tate Liverpool ⓘ
  Modern art gallery and museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England

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  Catalyst Science Discovery Centre ⓘ
  science centre and museum devoted to the chemical industry in the United Kingdom

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  The Beatles Story ⓘ
  

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  Elizabeth Hoare Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool, England, UK

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  Western Approaches Museum ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England

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  Horwich Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Horwich, England, UK

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  Smithy Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Eccleston, England, United Kingdom

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  Gauntlet Birds of Prey ⓘ
  British Zoo

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  RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Warrington, England, UK

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  National Football Museum ⓘ
  sports museum in Manchester, United Kingdom

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  Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England, UK

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  Imperial War Museum North ⓘ
  military museum in Manchester, England  

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  Ribble Steam Railway and Museum ⓘ
  standard gauge preserved railway and museum in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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  International Slavery Museum ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England

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  Museum of Policing in Cheshire ⓘ
  museum in Warrington, England, United Kingdom

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  Widnes Rugby League Museum ⓘ
  museum in Widnes, England, UK

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  Victoria Gallery & Museum ⓘ
  art gallery and museum in Liverpool, UK

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  British Music Experience ⓘ
  

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  The Fusilier Museum ⓘ
  war museum in Moss Street, Bury, Lancashire, UK

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  Museum of Liverpool ⓘ
  museum in Liverpool, England

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  Warrington Museum of Freemasonry ⓘ
  museum in Warrington, England, United Kingdom

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  Darwen Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Darwen, England, UK

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  Lymm Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Lymm, Cheshire, England, UK

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  Liverpool Beatles Museum ⓘ
  Museum dedicated to the Beatles

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1878 Museum of Wigan Life

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1001 Halton Castle

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1874 Southport Botanic Gardens

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1877 Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield

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1824 Manchester Art Gallery

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1852 Bolton Museum

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1867 Manchester Museum

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1874 Manchester Jewish Museum

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1877 Walker Art Gallery

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1880 Museum of Dentistry, University Of Liverpool

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1889 Whitworth Art Gallery

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1893 Harris Museum

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1901 Bury Art Museum

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1901 Hall Ith Wood Museum

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1904 Garstang Museum of Archaeology

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1919 Fletcher Moss Art Gallery & Museum

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1921 Haworth Art Gallery

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1929 Lancashire Infantry Museum

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1931 Museum of The South Lancashire Regiment (pwv)

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1945 British Lawnmower Museum

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1947 Platt Hall

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1961 Monks Hall Museum

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1971 Knowsley Safari Park

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1977 Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester

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1978 South Ribble Museum

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1979 Heaton Park Tramway Museum

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1979 Liverpool Scottish Regimental Museum

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1980 Merseyside Maritime Museum

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1981 North West Museum of Road Transport

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1983 Helmshore Mills Textile Museum (Higher Mill)

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1983 Helmshore Mills Textile Museum (Whitakers' Mill)

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1983 Science and Industry Museum

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1984 Castlefield Gallery

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1988 Tate Liverpool

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1989 Catalyst Science Discovery Centre

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1990 The Beatles Story

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1993 Elizabeth Hoare Gallery

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1993 Western Approaches Museum

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1995 Horwich Heritage Centre

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1995 Smithy Heritage Centre

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1996 Gauntlet Birds of Prey

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2000 RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre

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2001 National Football Museum

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2002 Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre

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2002 Imperial War Museum North

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2005 Ribble Steam Railway and Museum

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2007 International Slavery Museum

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2007 Museum of Policing in Cheshire

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2007 Widnes Rugby League Museum

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2008 Victoria Gallery & Museum

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2009 British Music Experience

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2009 The Fusilier Museum

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2011 Museum of Liverpool

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2015 Warrington Museum of Freemasonry

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2016 Darwen Heritage Centre

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2017 Lymm Heritage Centre

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2018 Liverpool Beatles Museum

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Taylor Gallery at the Museum of Wigan Life

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle	1001	Halton Castle	castle, ruins	Wikidata
site	garden		Tatton Park Gardens	garden	Wikidata
site	garden	1874	Southport Botanic Gardens	local museum, botanical garden	Wikidata
site	garden	1877	Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield	garden, railway viaduct, industrial archaeology site	Wikidata
site	museum		Arley Hall	historic house museum, English country house, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bolton Steam Museum	museum, industry museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		British Commercial Vehicle Museum	museum, transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		British Muslim Heritage Centre	building, heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum		Bury Transport Museum	transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Croxteth Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dunham Massey Hall	historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		East Lancashire Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Eureka! Science + Discovery	science museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives	archive, police museum, police station, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Heaton Park Tramway	transport museum, industrial tramway	Wikidata
site	museum		Helmshore Mills Textile Museum	textile museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hoghton Tower	archaeological site, English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Lancashire Mining Museum	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum		Lytham Motive Power Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Mendips, Menlove Avenue	historic house museum, semi-detached house	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Lancashire	local museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ordsall Hall	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Pankhurst Centre	museum, architectural structure	Wikidata
site	museum		People's History Museum	building, history museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rufford Old Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Salford Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, library building, independent museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Speke Hall	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sudley House	historic house museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Whitaker	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Warrington Museum and Art Gallery	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1824	Manchester Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1852	Bolton Museum	art museum, archive, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1867	Manchester Museum	university museum, natural history museum, specialized archive	Wikidata
site	museum	1874	Manchester Jewish Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1877	Walker Art Gallery	art museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1878	Museum of Wigan Life	art museum, local museum, heritage center, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1880	Museum of Dentistry, University Of Liverpool	dental museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1889	Whitworth Art Gallery	art museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1893	Harris Museum	art museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1901	Bury Art Museum	archive, art museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1901	Hall Ith Wood Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1904	Garstang Museum of Archaeology	university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1919	Fletcher Moss Art Gallery & Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1921	Haworth Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1929	Lancashire Infantry Museum	regimental museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1931	Museum of The South Lancashire Regiment (pwv)	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1945	British Lawnmower Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	Platt Hall	fashion museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	Monks Hall Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1971	Knowsley Safari Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester	transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	South Ribble Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Heaton Park Tramway Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Liverpool Scottish Regimental Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Merseyside Maritime Museum	maritime museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	North West Museum of Road Transport	transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Helmshore Mills Textile Museum (Higher Mill)	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Helmshore Mills Textile Museum (Whitakers' Mill)	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Science and Industry Museum	museum, tourist attraction, science museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Castlefield Gallery	art museum, charitable organization	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Tate Liverpool	art museum, national museum, museum building	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Catalyst Science Discovery Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	The Beatles Story	artist museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Elizabeth Hoare Gallery	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Western Approaches Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Horwich Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Smithy Heritage Centre	heritage center, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Gauntlet Birds of Prey	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre	military museum, heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	National Football Museum	museum, charitable organization, sports museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Imperial War Museum North	museum, military museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Ribble Steam Railway and Museum	heritage railway, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	International Slavery Museum	museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Museum of Policing in Cheshire	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Widnes Rugby League Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Victoria Gallery & Museum	art museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	British Music Experience	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	The Fusilier Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Museum of Liverpool	museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Warrington Museum of Freemasonry	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2016	Darwen Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Lymm Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2018	Liverpool Beatles Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Taylor Gallery at the Museum of Wigan Life		Commons