Accreditation |
Unaccredited |
Address_line_1 |
Unit 143 |
Address_line_2 |
The Concourse Shopping Centre |
Address_line_3 |
Southway |
Admin_hierarchy |
/England/North West (English Region)/Lancashire (English County)/West Lancashire (English District or Borough) |
Alternative_museum_name |
Museum of Amusements |
Deprivation_index |
1 |
Deprivation_index_crime |
2 |
Deprivation_index_education |
1 |
Deprivation_index_employment |
1 |
Deprivation_index_health |
1 |
Deprivation_index_housing |
9 |
Deprivation_index_income |
1 |
Deprivation_index_services |
4 |
Founder |
Darren Hesketh |
Geodemographic_group |
Town Living |
Geodemographic_group_code |
7cr |
Geodemographic_group_name_long |
7cr-Town Living |
Geodemographic_subgroup |
Prosperous Towns |
Geodemographic_subgroup_code |
7c2r |
Geodemographic_subgroup_name_long |
7c2r-Prosperous Towns |
Geodemographic_supergroup |
Town and Country Living |
Geodemographic_supergroup_code |
7r |
Geodemographic_supergroup_name_long |
7r-Town and Country Living |
Governance |
Independent-Private |
Latitude |
53.549935 |
Longitude |
-2.773401 |
Name_of_museum |
The Amazing Novelty-Orium & Mechanical Museum |
Notes |
Formerly known as the Museum of Amusements at Barracks Lane, Beeston, Chester CH3 9PF. The owner bought his first machine in 1996 so opening date is likely later than this. (Bargain Hunt, BBC One, 2 Dec 2019) |
Postcode |
WN8 6HB |
Primary_provenance_of_data |
wiki |
Region_country |
North West |
Size |
small |
Size_prov |
mm_prediction_random_forest |
Subject_Matter |
Leisure_and_sport-Fairgrounds_and_amusements |
Town_or_City |
Skelmersdale |
Year_closed |
2018:2018 |
Year_closed_source |
tc with owner |
Year_opened |
1996:2008 |
Year_opened_source |
tc with owner |
media |
0 |
project_id |
mm.wiki.025 |