Armley Mills, Leeds Industrial Museum

Armley Mills
Canal Rd
Armley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS12 2QF
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.leeds.gov.uk/armleymills

E-mail

armleymills.indmuseum@virgin.net

Telephone

0113 263 7861

Fax

0113 247 8397

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Formerly the largest woollen mill in the world, Armley Mills is now a museum which explores Leeds' rich industrial past. Displays cover the local textiles and clothing industries, printing, cinematography, photography and engineering. Working exhibits include a 1904 spinning mule and 1920s-style cinema.

This museum has a Designated Collection of national importance.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Open Tues-Sat 10.00-17.00 and Sun 13.00-17.00
Open Bank Holidays

Closed Mondays

 Admission charges

£3 adults, £1.50 conc and £1.00 accompanied children.

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Picnic area
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Armley Mills
Canal Rd
Armley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS12 2QF
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.leeds.gov.uk/armleymills

E-mail

armleymills.indmuseum@virgin.net

Telephone

0113 263 7861

Fax

0113 247 8397

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Part of a Designated Collection of national importance is on display at this venue.

Collection details

Social History, Science and Technology, Photography, Industry, Film and Media

Key artists and exhibits

  • Designated Collection

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Armley Mills
Canal Rd
Armley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS12 2QF
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.leeds.gov.uk/armleymills

E-mail

armleymills.indmuseum@virgin.net

Telephone

0113 263 7861

Fax

0113 247 8397

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Digital and online resources

Animation

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=151

Historical developments of the moving image

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Customer Complaints

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=102

Look at the provision for dealing with complaints at Armley Mills

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Customer Needs

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=101

Take a look at the needs of different types of customers

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Customer Service Records

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=55

Look at records to do with customer service situations at Armley Mills

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Customer Service Situations

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=100

Take a look at some typical customer service situations or examples

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Customer Services

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=52

Tour the customer services provision at Leeds Industrial Museum, Armley Mills.

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Enterprise, Industry and Benjamin Gott

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=160

Benjamin Gott and the world´s largest woollen mill

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Entertainment and Hobbies in the 50s

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=331

Find out what people did in their spare time in the 1950s

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Family Life in the 50s

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=317

Take a look at what life was like for families & children in the 1950s

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Fashion in the 50s

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=330

What did people wear in the 50s? Who were the icons of the time?

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Film Lovers

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=156

Love Film and Media?

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Food in the 50s

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=329

Take a look at what people grew, cooked and ate post-WWII in Yorkshire

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Louis Le Prince

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=150

Look at some of inventor Louis Le Prince´s work in Leeds

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Music at the Mill

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=130

Listen to and download some sounds of a working mill

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Working in the 50s

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=328

Take a glimpse at what it was like to work in Yorkshire in the 50s!

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.
 face to face resources

Little Bobbins Under 5s Club

http://www.leeds.gov.uk/armleyMills/Armley_Mills/Learning_Zone/Early_Years.aspx

Bring your little ones to our fun activity sessions every first Friday afternoon of the month. We will be exploring, investigating and being inspired by the Mill and collections in a fun and creative way. The sessions will include trails, storytelling, music and craft activities around different themes.

How to obtain

Admission to the Mill is free, however there will be a session charge of £1.50 per child. There is no charge for children under 12 months. To book a place for your child/children or for further information please check out the What's On section of the website or contact Cara O’Callaghan on 0113 224 4368.

Armley Mills
Canal Rd
Armley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS12 2QF
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.leeds.gov.uk/armleymills

E-mail

armleymills.indmuseum@virgin.net

Telephone

0113 263 7861

Fax

0113 247 8397

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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