Lion Salt Works

The Lion Salt Works is the UK's last remaining open pan salt works, in Marston, near Northwich, Cheshire, England. It closed as a works in 1986 and is now preserved as a museum.

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  Mow Cop Castle ⓘ
  folly on the Cheshire and Staffordshire border, England, UK  

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

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  Chester Castle ⓘ
  castle in Chester, UK  

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  Beeston Castle ⓘ
  former Royal castle and museum in Beeston, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom  

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  Peckforton Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed English country house in Cheshire East, United Kingdom  

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  Capesthorne Hall ⓘ
  manor in Cheshire, England, UK

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  Gawsworth Old Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Cheshire East, United Kingdom

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  Tatton Park Gardens ⓘ
  Gardens in Cheshire, England

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  Cholmondeley Castle ⓘ
  country house in Cholmondeley, Cheshire, England, UK

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

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  Adlington Hall ⓘ
  country house in Cheshire, England, UK

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  Arley Hall ⓘ
  country house in Cheshire, England, UK

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  Bramall Hall ⓘ
  Tudor manor house in Bramhall, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK

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

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  Chester Toy and Doll Museum ⓘ
  former museum in Chester

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  Dorfold Hall ⓘ
  country house in Acton, Cheshire, England, UK

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

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

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  Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker ⓘ
  former government-owned nuclear bunker in England  

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

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  Lion Salt Works ⓘ
  salt works in Cheshire, UK, preserved as a museum

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  Lower Paradise Mill ⓘ
  mill in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK

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

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  National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port ⓘ
  museum in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, United Kingdom

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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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  Peover Hall ⓘ
  country house in Peover Superior, Cheshire, England, UK

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  Rode Hall ⓘ
  English country house in Cheshire, England, UK

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

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  Sick To Death ⓘ
  visitor attraction in Chester, England, UK

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  Silk Museum ⓘ
  museum in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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

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  Stockport Air Raid Shelters ⓘ
  underground air-raid shelters dug under Stockport in England  

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  Tabley House ⓘ
  country house in Tabley Inferior, Cheshire, England, UK

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

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  Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse ⓘ
  grade II listed museum in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, UK

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  West Park Museum ⓘ
  museum in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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

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  Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum of Primitive Methodism ⓘ
  Primitive Methodist chapel and museum, United Kingdom

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  Stockport Museum ⓘ
  museum in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK

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  The Old Fire Station ⓘ
  museum in Tarporley, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

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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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  Grosvenor Museum ⓘ
  natural history museum in Chester, UK

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  Whitworth Art Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in Manchester, England

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

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  Chester Zoo ⓘ
  zoological garden at Upton-by-Chester, in Cheshire, England

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

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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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  Cheshire Military Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Chester, United Kingdom  

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  Nantwich Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nantwich, Cheshire, United Kingdom

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

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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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  Congleton Museum ⓘ
  museum in Congleton, Cheshire, United Kingdom

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  Anson Engine Museum ⓘ
  museum based in Poynton, England, United Kingdom

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  Crewe Heritage Centre ⓘ
  railway museum in Crewe, 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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  Knutsford Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Knutsford, England, UK

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  Cuckooland Museum ⓘ
  horological museum in 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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  Blue Planet Aquarium ⓘ
  Aquarium in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

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  Hat Works ⓘ
  museum and former cotton mill Greater Manchester, England

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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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  Imperial War Museum North ⓘ
  military museum in Manchester, England  

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  Bollington Discovery Centre ⓘ
  museum in Bollington, Cheshire, England, UK

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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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  Avro Heritage Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in England

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

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

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1001 Halton Castle

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1824 Manchester Art Gallery

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1828 Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum of Primitive Methodism

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1860 Stockport Museum

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1865 The Old Fire Station

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1867 Manchester Museum

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1874 Manchester Jewish Museum

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1885 Grosvenor Museum

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1889 Whitworth Art Gallery

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1919 Fletcher Moss Art Gallery & Museum

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1931 Chester Zoo

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1931 Museum of The South Lancashire Regiment (pwv)

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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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1972 Cheshire Military Museum

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1980 Nantwich Museum

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1981 North West Museum of Road Transport

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1983 Science and Industry Museum

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1984 Castlefield Gallery

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1985 Congleton Museum

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1987 Anson Engine Museum

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1987 Crewe Heritage Centre

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1989 Catalyst Science Discovery Centre

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1989 Knutsford Heritage Centre

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1990 Cuckooland Museum

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1995 Smithy Heritage Centre

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1996 Gauntlet Birds of Prey

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1998 Blue Planet Aquarium

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2000 Hat Works

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2000 RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre

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2001 National Football Museum

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2002 Imperial War Museum North

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2005 Bollington Discovery Centre

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2007 Museum of Policing in Cheshire

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2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

2007 Widnes Rugby League Museum

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2015 Avro Heritage Museum

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2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

2015 Warrington Museum of Freemasonry

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2017 Lymm Heritage Centre

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Salt - Lion Salt Works

Lion Salt Works, Northwich, Cheshire

Bridge 193 and Lion Salt Works, Trent and Mersey Canal

Towards Bridge 193, Trent and Mersey Canal

Lion Salt Works, Trent and Mersey Canal

Lion Salt Works - steam engine

Lion Salt Works - steam engine

Lion Salt Works - steam engine

Lion Salt Works - steam winch

Lion Salt Works - steam engine

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Mow Cop Castle	castle, folly	Wikidata
site	castle	1001	Halton Castle	castle, ruins	Wikidata
site	castle	1069	Chester Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1220	Beeston Castle	hilltop castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1844	Peckforton Castle	castle, English country house, country house hotel	Wikidata
site	garden		Capesthorne Hall	English country house, historic house museum, garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Gawsworth Old Hall	English country house, garden, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Tatton Park Gardens	garden	Wikidata
site	garden	1804	Cholmondeley Castle	English country house, garden	Wikidata
site	garden	1877	Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield	garden, railway viaduct, industrial archaeology site	Wikidata
site	museum		Adlington Hall	English country house, manor house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Arley Hall	historic house museum, English country house, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Bramall Hall	English country house, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		British Muslim Heritage Centre	building, heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum		Chester Toy and Doll Museum	doll museum, toy museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dorfold Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dunham Massey Hall	historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives	archive, police museum, police station, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker	bunker, air base, tourist attraction, Royal Air Force station, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Lancashire Mining Museum	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum		Lion Salt Works	saltworks, industry museum, salt boiling facility	Wikidata
site	museum		Lower Paradise Mill	mill, industry museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Mendips, Menlove Avenue	historic house museum, semi-detached house	Wikidata
site	museum		National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port	independent 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		Peover Hall	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Rode Hall	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Salford Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, library building, independent museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sick To Death	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Silk Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Speke Hall	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stockport Air Raid Shelters	air-raid shelter, military museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tabley House	English country house, school building, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Warrington Museum and Art Gallery	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse	local museum, museum building, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		West Park Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1824	Manchester Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1828	Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum of Primitive Methodism	independent museum, museum, chapel	Wikidata
site	museum	1860	Stockport Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1865	The Old Fire Station	museum, fire station	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	1885	Grosvenor Museum	local museum, historic house museum, local authority museum, natural history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1889	Whitworth Art Gallery	art museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1919	Fletcher Moss Art Gallery & Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1931	Chester Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1931	Museum of The South Lancashire Regiment (pwv)	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	1972	Cheshire Military Museum	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Nantwich Museum	independent museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	North West Museum of Road Transport	transport 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	1985	Congleton Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Anson Engine Museum	industry museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Crewe Heritage Centre	railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Catalyst Science Discovery Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Knutsford Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Cuckooland Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Smithy Heritage Centre	heritage center, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Gauntlet Birds of Prey	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Blue Planet Aquarium	public aquarium	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Hat Works	museum	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	Imperial War Museum North	museum, military museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Bollington Discovery Centre	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	2015	Avro Heritage Museum	museum, aviation museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Warrington Museum of Freemasonry	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Lymm Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Salt - Lion Salt Works		Commons
commons	image		Lion Salt Works, Northwich, Cheshire		Commons
commons	image		Bridge 193 and Lion Salt Works, Trent and Mersey Canal		Commons
commons	image		Towards Bridge 193, Trent and Mersey Canal		Commons
commons	image		Lion Salt Works, Trent and Mersey Canal		Commons
commons	image		Lion Salt Works - steam engine		Commons
commons	image		Lion Salt Works - steam engine		Commons
commons	image		Lion Salt Works - steam engine		Commons
commons	image		Lion Salt Works - steam winch		Commons
commons	image		Lion Salt Works - steam engine		Commons