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1431341	Visions of an Industrial Age
Type	Exhibition - Galleries/Museums
Start Date	Saturday 27th June 2009
End Date	Sunday 5th September 2010
Description	Visions of an Industrial Age features a unique series of images of Preston captured on camera in the 1850s, taken only 70 years after the first cotton mill was built. The exhibition offers visitors a rare glimpse of a medieval market town that was undergoing a radical transformation. The photographs reproduced in this exhibition are the oldest known photographs of Preston and were purchased by the museum in 1978 with the assistance of a 50% grant from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund. www.vam.ac.uk
Location	Harris Museum and Art Gallery
Post code	PR1 2PP
Venue details	Harris Museum and Art Gallery
Address	Market Square Preston Lancashire PR1 2PP
Telephone No.	01772 258248
Opening times	Opening: Mon - Sat 10am -5pm
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E-mail	harris.museum@preston.gov.uk
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UK Exhibitions - Galleries and Museums

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