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| has gloss | eng: The Lewis Textile Museum was bequeathed to the people of Blackburn by a local cotton industrialist, Thomas Boys Lewis (1869–1936). The Lewis Textile Museum was closed in 2006 and a new gallery with its collection of looms and textile machinery was moved to Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. The gallery which now houses the exhibits at the main Museum & Art Gallery was named CottonTown and opened in April 2007 by Jack Straw, the local Labour MP. |
| lexicalization | eng: Lewis Textile Museum |
| instance of | c/Visitor attractions in Blackburn |
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| geo loc | geographic location 53.7503 -2.4848 |
| media:img | Lewis Textile Museum.JPG |
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