BRADFORD INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM

                    
about the venue

Bradford was a key part in the industrialisation of the North. With the explosion of mills and factories and the need for more workers than the area already had, Bradford’s industrial story is one of migration and multicultural working. Based in Moorside Mills, Bradford Industrial Museum transports you back to the 1800’s, with objects, machinery and entire rooms that show us what life was like for the workers and those making a profit from them.
In 1970 Bradford council bought Moorside Mills from Messrs. W & J Whitehead.  Since then they’ve served the community as a place for education, information and experience as a dynamic homage to the industrial era. The building was built around 1875 and originally functioned as a small worsted spinning mill. It underwent many transformations as a working mill and passed through multiple owners. The patchwork nature of the building tells a story of transformation and innovation in itself.

Inside Bradford Industrial Museum you’ll find the permanent exhibitions of enormous textile machinery, steam powered contraptions, engineering innovations, printing machinery and motor vehicles. Depending what time you visit, you might be able to catch a demonstration and see these feats of engineering in action. You can also visit the splendour and luxury of the Mill Manager’s house before witnessing the reality of living for most of their workers. Three workers’ houses from different eras in the mill’s history have been reconstructed for you to explore a lifestyle which now seems very alien to us.

Alongside the main collection are the museum’s changing exhibitions.  These are usually in collaboration with researchers or artists and respond to the collection.

Disabled access 
Disabled toilets 
Facilities for hearing impaired 
Facilities for visually impaired
Free Entry
Children welcome
Free Parking
Gift shop 
Smoking not allowed in the buildings
Accepts groups Coach parties accepted

Take a look at the council's website as they often have different exhibitions on

 HOW TO GET THERE

By road: 

Signposted from Bradford Ring Road and Harrogate Road (A658). Look for the brown council signs!


By public transport:

The 660 bus from Bradford Interchange stops right outside the museum gates. This runs hourly from 0925 on the Saturday, no service on the Sunday.


The 686 / 687 (Fagley) also departs from Bradford Interchange every 10 mins Sat, 15-20 mins on Sun, this bus will drop you off at the top end of Moorside Road and the museum is approximately a 10 minute walk from this stop.


There is also the 645 (Greengates) which runs every 20 minutes Sat and Sun and this bus drops you off at the bottom end of Moorside Road, the museum is a 10 / 15 minute walk from this stop. 


Link to 645 timetable here

Link to 660 timetable here

Link to 686/87 timetable here

 

Link to map of bus stops in Bradford here

For help in planning your journey by public transport, please visit www.wymetro.com

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