Leeds Industrial Museum

Over het museum

The museum occupies Armley Mills, a mill complex between the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, about two miles from the centre of Leeds. Cloth fulling mills have stood on the site since the 16th century. In the early 19th century Benjamin Gott rebuilt the mill on fireproof principles after a fire, and the surviving Grade II* listed building was once the largest woollen mill in the world. It stopped working commercially in 1969.

Leeds City Council took over the site, and it reopened as a museum of industrial heritage in 1982. It is now part of Leeds Museums and Galleries and tells the story of the industries that made Leeds, from wool and cloth to engineering, clothing, printing and film.

The Textile Gallery keeps machines in the atmosphere of a mill around 1900, including two huge spinning mules from 1871 and 1904. The Tailoring Galleries explain how Leeds firms such as Burton's came to clothe much of Britain, with a recreated 1950s Burton's shop. The Powerhouse gallery holds steam engines, including the 1871 mill engine that powered Armley Mills, and the Media in the Mill gallery presents early cameras, projectors, printing equipment and a link to Louis Le Prince, who filmed some of the earliest moving pictures in Leeds. The Palace Picture House, a 26-seat cinema, is one of the smallest in the north of England. The grounds include the Colour Garden, planted with dye plants and run by volunteers.

Hoogtepunten

• Enormous woollen spinning mules from 1871 and 1904
• Recreated 1950s Burton's tailoring shop
• Working-order 1871 mill engine and a collection of steam engines
• Media in the Mill gallery and the 26-seat Palace Picture House
• Colour Garden planted with dye plants beside the canal
• Mini Makers' Studio play space for families

Vaste collectie

• Textile Gallery – Historic woollen-cloth machinery, including two huge spinning mules, in the atmosphere of a mill around 1900.
• Tailoring Galleries – How Leeds firms such as Burton's dominated men's tailoring, with a recreated 1950s Burton's shop.
• Powerhouse Gallery – Steam engines large and small, a Leeds fire engine of 1891 and the 1871 mill engine of Armley Mills.

Opgericht

1982

Beheerder

Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds City Council)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Tickets can be bought on site or online. Free entry for refugees and asylum seekers, Leeds Art Fund members, Friends of Leeds Museums, Max Card holders (card holder and one adult), and members of the Museums Association, National Museum Directors' Council, Art Fund and ICOM. Households in the postcodes LS3, LS4, LS5 and LS12 can enter for £1 (one admission per person, proof of address needed).

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

A large part of the museum is wheelchair accessible. The lower-floor galleries and the Victorian schoolroom are reached by a large goods lift; the conference room has no wheelchair access. The entrance has an automatic door. Outdoor paths are gravel, flagstone or cobbled in places, the way to the cottages and Colour Garden is cobbled, and the path back from the lower galleries is steep. A disabled bay and drop-off point are directly outside the entrance. The accessible toilet is on the upper floor, with emergency alarm and flashing fire alarm; it is not a RADAR key toilet. Assistance dogs are welcome and bowls are available on request. There is no induction loop, but all films are subtitled. A visual story is available. Handling sessions and touch tours can be arranged for groups.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Verschoonruimte
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

Mini Makers' Studio is a family play space with Lego, building toys and dressing up. School-holiday trails and drop-in activities are included in admission, and there are craft sessions for under-5s. Baby changing is in the accessible toilets on the entrance floor and in the Mill Space.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is two miles from the city centre on Canal Road, off the A65 Kirkstall Road. The footbridge from Cardigan Fields is currently closed.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Museum shop at the entrance. Picnic grounds with wheelchair-accessible tables.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Zakelijke evenementen

Meeting rooms and event spaces, including the cinema, for conferences, team days and film screenings; enquiries by form. On-site parking is normally available.

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