Armley Mills, Leeds Industrial Museum

A History of Animation

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

A simple explanation of moving image and animation development, with video clips showing how Zoetropes and Mutoscopes work.

Publisher

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

Customer Complaints

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

For Tourism and Leisure students an insight into the complaints procedures of a local authority museum in Leeds.

Publisher

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

Customer Needs

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

Help for tourism and leisure students to identify customer needs, routes between customers and staff, and dealing with complaints and comments.

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

For Tourism and Leisure students an insight into the customer service records at a local authority museum in Leeds.

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

For Tourism and Leisure students an insight into some typical customer service situations of a local authority museum im Leeds.

Publisher

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

Customer Services

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

For Tourism and Leisure students an insight into some typical customer servics of a local authority museum im Leeds.

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

The life of Benjamin Gott is the model for this resource about entrepreneurial skill and understanding. Gott was a cloth buyer who became a manufacturer, and whose business developed as an example of the growth of the Victorian factory system. The resource includes the interactive Be a Victorian Millionaire!

Publisher

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

Entertainment and Hobbies in the 1950s

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

Use original documents, photos, film resources and interviews to discover the similarities and differences between life in the 1950s and the present day. Includes video clips of 1950s Holiday Camps, Sports Days and Maypole dancing.

Publisher

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

Family Life in the 1950s

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

What life was like for families and children in the 1950s, with original video clips from the period.

Publisher

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

Fashion in the 1950s

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

What did people wear in the 1950s? Who were the icons of the time? This learning journey has original fashion video clips from the 50s

Publisher

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

Film Lovers Badge

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

Different film genres explained plus help towards getting a Girl Guides Film Lovers badge

Publisher

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

Food in the 1950s

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

Throughout WWII food was rationed in Britain. This did not end with the war and although more foods came into the country, food rationing did not completely finish until 1954.

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

A resource with original film footage from 1888 about Louis Le Prince, a Frenchman who came to Leeds in 1866 who invented a camera that was able to capture moving images.

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

A collection of sounds representing themes from industrial mill life, which can be downloaded by students and used with music editing software to develop their own pieces.

Publisher

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

Working in the 1950s

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

A glimpse at what it was like to work in Yorkshire in the 1950s.

Publisher

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

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.