
Matthew Murray’s Beam Engine
(OLD) Armley Mills, (OLD) Industrial History, (OLD) Leeds Industrial Museum, (OLD) TransportOn 27th December 2015, along with many nearby homes and business, Leeds Industrial Museum suffered its worst flood since records began. As part of the clearing up process it became increasingly clear that one of the badly affected ground floor…

Quest for Information on a Shoemaker’s Last
(OLD) Abbey House Museum, (OLD) Industrial History, (OLD) Leeds Museum Discovery Centre, (OLD) Social HistorySometimes the most unassuming objects can have the most fascinating history.

The Leeds tailors who dressed the 1966 England football team
(OLD) Collections, (OLD) Costume and Textiles, (OLD) Industrial History, (OLD) Leeds History, (OLD) Local History, (OLD) Oral History, (OLD) Social HistoryBurtons were paid a royal visit in 1966, and made the suits for the winning football team of 1966.

Treasures of the Leeds Industrial Museum Store
(OLD) Armley Mills, (OLD) Behind the Scenes, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Industrial History, (OLD) Local HistoryWe investigate the stories behind the treasures in the store at Leeds Industrial Museum.

A WW1 Writer in Residence at Leeds Industrial Museum
(OLD) Behind the Scenes, (OLD) Community, (OLD) First World War, (OLD) Industrial History, (OLD) Leeds Industrial Museum, (OLD) Local History, (OLD) WarA writing workshop at Leeds Industrial Museum reveals inspiring stories from WW1.

Leeds Gas Riots
(OLD) 19th century, (OLD) Abbey House Museum, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Crime, (OLD) Industrial History, (OLD) Leeds History, (OLD) Local History, (OLD) Social HistoryCurator Kitty Ross explores the riots that broke out in New Wortley in 1890, through objects we have in our collection.