British Lawnmower Museum

{{Short description|Museum in Southport, England}}

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{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}

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| location = 106-114 Shakespeare Street, Southport PR8 5AJ

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| website = [https://www.lawnmowerworld.co.uk/British Lawnmower Museum]

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The British Lawnmower Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of the lawnmowers in Southport, Merseyside, northern England.[http://www.culture24.org.uk/mw106 British Lawnmower Museum, Southport], Culture24, UK.

The museum has over 300 restored exhibits of garden machinery from over the last 200 years,[https://www.visitliverpool.com/site/british-lawnmower-museum-p54963 British Lawnmower Museum], [https://www.visitliverpool.com/ Liverpool and Merseyside Tourist Information], UK. 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,{{cite web |url=https://www.travelsupermarket.com/en-gb/blog/fun/11-of-the-worlds-weirdest-museums/ |publisher=Travel Supermarket |title=11 of the world's weirdest museums |access-date=11 Oct 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/the-great-british-weekend-southport-merseyside-860zxhv272s |title=The Great British Weekend: Southport, Merseyside |work=The Times |last=McClarence |first=Stephen |access-date=11 Oct 2021}} who lived in Southport for many years. The museum has workshops that restore lawnmowers for the collection and others around the world.[https://www.lawnmowerworld.co.uk/archive/museumprofile.html Museum Profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104070143/http://www.lawnmowerworld.co.uk/museumprofile.html |date=January 4, 2011 }}, British Lawnmower Museum, UK. The collection includes patents and blueprints dating from 1799.