Fancy a brew with a view today? ☕️ Our café at #QueenStreetMill is open until 4.30. What's more, it's 2 for 1 on tea and coffee!

This Ribbon Loom at #QueenStreetMill can weave gold and silver threads! From the workshops of Stephen Simpson Ltd in #Preston They made badges and emblems for military use from Victorian times until after World War II. Visit us soon bit.ly/QueenStreetmill #BackToMuseums

❓Spot the difference. These two pictures are #QueenStreetMill before 1918 and one from today. In 1918 a fire ripped through the mill. The damage was extensive, the fire destroyed the three-storey section of the mill. Why not visit us soon? bit.ly/QueenStreetmill #Burnley

On Thursday 9 September #GawthorpeHall's Victorian kitchen will be open to the public. You can also meet the housekeeper and find out more about how the servants lived and worked. 12-4pm, included in normal admission. Gawthorpe Hall Gawthorpe Textiles

'I started work in a mill when I was twelve years old'. If you fancy sending your child to a mill to weave, #HeritageOpenDays at #QueenStreetMill is your chance! We have children's activities going on all day, including our body looms. Come visit us this Sat 12-4! 6 days to go!

Work on the #steam engine at #queenstreetmill is making good progress. Well worth a visit. #weaving Lancashire Museums

🕵️‍♀️ Boogie down to #HelmshoreMill and help solve the murder! ⏱ Travel back to the 1970s and see if you can uncover the mystery. Drinks and nibbles will be provided. 🧵 Join us on Friday 29 April 8 to 10pm. Pre-booking required tickets are £15. 👀👉bit.ly/HelmshoreEvents

All this is the result of one match being lit. The mill comes alive, gains a heartbeat and breathes when the #steamengine runs. #peace #engineering #history #weaving #weavingshed #museum #lancashire #heritage #textiles #victorian Lancashire Museums

Glen Shiel 2020 #scotland #highlands all rights reserved

When you introduce your youngest to Whitesnake and David Coverdale and this is his face he makes.

The unstoppable #queenstreetmill the #unique and last steam powered #weaving shed in the world. Whistle stop walk around. #steam #coal #burnley #lancashire #history #heritage built in 1894 ran to 1982 and opened as a working and living museum in 1986.

#whatliesbeneath #steam #engone Peace at Queen Street Mill in Burnley? Something the public rarely see. The engine sits on a brick bed pillar. To the left are the pumps and condenser and to the right the rest of the flywheel. #Burnley #heritage #lancashire

Beautiful scenes while the warming fires are in at #queenstreetmill. Warming #fire to prep the Lancashire boilers for their test. Turn the volume up to hear the crackle #heritage #museum #burnley #steam

Had a bit of an awful week - but here is some behind the scenes loveliness from a museum I was at, one of the nicer parts of this week.

We have ridden the Tour de France. Thanks for being there with me I raised £50k We raised £1m We will save lives Cure Leukaemia The Tour 21

Soundgarden ignited the grunge movement that radically changed rock & roll, giving fans a voice and a sense of belonging. Share your ballot, spread the word, and vote daily now until April 21. Fan Vote, sponsored by Alliant Credit Union, vote.rockhall.com. #RockHall2025