MUSEUMS across Lancashire could be under threat as County Hall chiefs work to balance the books.
Bosses are looking at every service provided by the authority to find massive savings, after it was revealed the council needs to cut an extra £223m by 2020.
A document seen by the Lancashire Evening Post says Lancashire Museums is a 100 per cent non-statutory service. It says before the ceasing of any museum, there would be a consultation with partners from other councils.
Museums under review are:
Clitheroe Castle Museum
Fleetwood Museum
Gawthorpe Hall
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Judges Lodgings
Lancaster Castle Museum
Lancaster City Museum
Lancaster Maritime Museum
Museum of Lancashire
Queen Street Mill Museum
The Cottage Museum