Bradford Industrial Museum, Industrial museum in Eccleshill, Bradford, England
Description
The Bradford Industrial Museum occupies a former textile factory building and displays machinery, vehicles, and equipment from the region's manufacturing past. The collection shows what factory spaces looked like and what workers used day-to-day to produce goods.
History
The building started as a textile mill in 1875 making worsted cloth, and during World War I it shifted to producing military uniforms for soldiers. The museum was established in 1974 to preserve this former factory as a record of the region's industrial life.
Culture
The museum reflects how people once earned their livelihoods through textile production, with regular demonstrations showing visitors the hands-on work of spinning, weaving, and printing. Local volunteers keep these traditional skills alive by working at the machines and explaining how textiles were made by hand.
Practical
The museum is open on several weekdays and weekends with parking available and a café on site. Check ahead for opening times so you can plan your visit around live demonstrations and volunteer-led tours.
Did you know?
The Motive Power Gallery holds the Linton Engine, one of the last steam engines made in Bradford, alongside waterwheels and gas-powered machines. This section reveals how factories once used different power sources to run their operations.
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