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Fusilier Museum
The Fusilier Museum
The Fusilier Museum main entrance
Fusilier Museum is located in Greater Manchester
Fusilier Museum
Location of the Fusilier Museum within Greater Manchester
Established2009
LocationMoss Street, Bury
Coordinates53°35′31″N 2°17′54″W / 53.591982°N 2.298412°W / 53.591982; -2.298412
TypeWar museum
Public transit accessBury Interchange
Websitewww.fusiliermuseum.com

The Fusilier Museum is a museum in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Its collection includes the uniforms, medal and artefacts of the Lancashire Fusiliers.

History

The Fusilier Museum was originally housed in the Wellington Barracks on Bolton Road. In 2009, the museum moved into the former Bury Arts and Crafts Centre building on Broad Street, which had closed in December 2004 after 110 years on the site.[1]

The new museum was officially opened by the Duke of Kent on 25 September 2009.[2]

The

Fusiliers Museum (London) at the Tower of London.[3]

Architecture

The building was originally designed as a Technical School for

Bury Borough Council by local architect Joshua Cartwright in the Neo-Renaissance style, and completed in 1893. It was built on land acquired from Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby. The frontage bears the inscription "Technical School" and is decorated with a frieze of five panels, each containing five sculpted relief figures representing the crafts and skills that were taught at the school, including mathematics, science, engineering, printing, pottery, literature and music. The figures were sculpted by John Jarvis Millson and J.R. Whittick.[4]

In the 1940s, the Technical School was reorganised as the School of Arts and Crafts, and later the Arts and Crafts Centre. It is now a

Grade II listed building.[5]

Collection

The museum houses the collection of the Lancashire Fusiliers, commemorating over three hundred years of the regiment's history. Beside the museum stands the Gallipoli Garden and the Grade II*-listed Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial.[6]

Victoria Crosses held by the museum

The museum holds the Victoria Crosses awarded to the following members of the regiment:[7]

Gallery

  • Lancashire Fusiliers Memorial
    Lancashire Fusiliers Memorial
  • Pte Andrew Robb of the XXth Foot
    Pte Andrew Robb of the XXth Foot
  • Part of WW1 display
    Part of WW1 display
  • Part of WW2 Display: Arthur Jefferson, VC
    Part of WW2 Display: Arthur Jefferson, VC

See also

References

  1. ^ "Farewell to Arts and Crafts Centre". Lancashire Telegraph. 24 December 2004. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "The Duke of Kent performs official opening of Fusilier Museum". Bury Times. 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  3. ^ "About us". The Fusilier Museum, Bury. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ISBN 978-0-85323-567-5
    . Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. ^ Historic England, "BURY SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS (1250802)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 June 2021
  6. ^ Historic England. "War Memorial to the Lancashire Fusiliers, Gallipoli Gardens (1250814)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  7. ^ "The Fusilier Museum Lancashire". Victoria Cross. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

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