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Lancashire Police Museum

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Lancashire Police Museum is the museum of the Lancashire Constabulary, in Lancaster, England. It is housed within Lancaster Castle in A Wing of the former HM Prison Lancaster, and opened in June 2022.[1] It comprises 16 displays, shown in the former prison cells.[2]

The museum welcomed its 40,000th visitor in May 2024,[3] and won a Judges' Commendation in the 2024 Lancashire Tourism Awards, in the "Small visitor attraction" category.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Blade, Michelle (14 February 2025). "Popular Lancaster visitor attraction wins big at tourism awards". Lancaster Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  2. ^ "About the Museum". Lancashire Police Museum. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  3. ^ Deamer, Lanna (30 May 2024). "Lancashire Police Museum celebrates 40,000th visitor and 2nd anniversary". Emergency Services Times. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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