A HISTORIC mill has reopened for the spring after restorations are taking place.

Burnley’s Queen Street Mill will lead guests on guided tours by volunteers after reopening for the spring season yesterday.

Featured in Oscar-winning film The King’s Speech, the Grade-II listed building is having work completed around the mill, which means that visitors will not be able to walk around the whole museum.

Karen Backhouse, museum manager, said: “We have finally reopened for the spring and summer months.

“Unfortunately, due to works, we cannot run the steam engine, and nothing in the shed is working yet, but people can watch a video on what it looks and sounds like when it is all working.

“We’ve had to reconfigure the journey around the mill, but people will be able to speak to Ali, our engineer man.”

The mill is also working on future projects including working with UCLAN and the textile bi-annual project in October.

Ms Backhouse added: “We are doing various things throughout the year, and we want people to know that we are open, and they can come visit the museum.

“The museum has a lot of family history; a woman was talking to me about how someone in her family had worked here many years ago.”

The museum will be open Monday to Thursday from 12pm to 4pm. Guests will be given guided walks around the open areas as the 115-foot chimney and steam engine are being renovated.

Although, guests will not be able to see things turned on, they can still see the engine room, and watch videos on how things would look.

Its future was uncertain after it closed in November 2015 but it reopened part-time last April.