British Lawnmower Museum
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| Location | 106-114 Shakespeare Street, Southport PR8 5AJ |
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| Website | Lawnmower Museum |
The British Lawnmower Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of the lawnmowers in Southport, Merseyside, northern England.[1]
The museum has over 300 restored exhibits of garden machinery from over the last 200 years,[2] as well as a collection of lawnmowers previously owned by famous people including Prince Charles and Princess Diana, guitarist Brian May, performer and presenter Paul O'Grady, comedian Lee Mack, and Coronation Street actress Jean Alexander,[3][4] who lived in Southport for many years. The museum has workshops that restore lawnmowers for the collection and others around the world.[5] The collection includes patents and blueprints dating from 1799.
In the media
[edit]The museum was mentioned in an episode of Would I Lie to You? in 2012.[6] Southport–born comedian Lee Mack claimed that he had donated a dibber to the museum, and can still be seen on display.[7] In the same segment, Richard Bacon mentioned that he had donated a trowel to the museum.
References
[edit]- ^ British Lawnmower Museum, Southport, Culture24, UK.
- ^ British Lawnmower Museum, Liverpool and Merseyside Tourist Information, UK.
- ^ "11 of the world's weirdest museums". Travel Supermarket. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ McClarence, Stephen. "The Great British Weekend: Southport, Merseyside". The Times. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Museum Profile Archived January 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, British Lawnmower Museum, UK.
- ^ "Did Lee Mack Donate This to the British Lawnmower Museum?". BBC. 26 April 2012.
- ^ "British Lawnmower Museum: Rich and Famous Donations". British Lawnmower Museum.
External links
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