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26th June 2019

OUR CITY

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Works confirmed for next phase of Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme after £76m contract signed

The next phase of work on a major project to protect Leeds from the risk of flooding has been confirmed after the contract for it to proceed was signed today. Leeds City Council has agreed a contract worth £75.98million with contractor BMMjv, a joint venture between BAM Nuttall and Mott MacDonald, to carry out…

11th May 2019

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

1 min read

Full steam ahead as Fiona gets fired up for mills weekend

After a lifetime toiling at the beating heart of British industry, she’s certainly earned a rest. But this weekend, Leeds Industrial Museum’s magnificent mill engine will be letting off some steam as she comes out of retirement to celebrate National Mills Weekend. The mesmerising machine, named Fiona Elizabeth, will be in full working order…

13th December 2018

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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Museum gives city’s young tech whizzes a chance to let off some STEAM

Working at one of the world’s foremost industrial powerhouses, the women of Armley Mills were no strangers to cutting edge technology. Over centuries, they used their evolving expertise to deftly operate the mill’s gigantic spinning mules and imposing looms, helping to establish Leeds as the global centre of excellence in the textile trade. Decades…

31st October 2018

OUR CITY

1 min read

Project worker Robyn Carrack with the beautiful new display at Leeds Industrial Museum

Spurred into an unprecedented surge in production by the conflict raging in Europe, Leeds became one of the country’s most important wartime industrial powerhouses. Now a century later, the thousands of workers who toiled in the city’s factories and mills are being honoured by a stunning new display. The installation at Leeds Industrial Museum,…

14th September 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

1 min read

Hit exhibition enters its final two weeks on display

More than 60,000 people have visited a moving exhibition paying tribute to the inspirational women of Leeds who helped keep the country moving through the First World War. Women, Work and War has been running at Leeds Industrial Museum for more than a year, and will finally close its doors on September 24. As…

21st April 2017

WHAT'S ON

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Full steam ahead for St George’s Day dragon hunt

Little dragon hunters can follow in the footsteps of St George this weekend as Lotherton celebrates the most patriotic day of the year. The Aberford estate will be hosting an exciting programme of traditional English activities across the weekend to mark St George’s Day on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April. Young visitors will be able…

6th April 2017

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

2 mins read

Call to help tell glamorous story of Yorkshire’s Queens of Industry

They were the hard-working women who became standard-bearers for a golden age in Yorkshire’s industrial heritage. Now experts in Leeds want to find out more about the local ladies once crowned the queens of their industries ahead of a new exhibition celebrating their incredible legacy. Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills, formerly the world’s…

1st December 2016

NEWS

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Exhibition remembers city’s flood response one year on

Determined Leeds communities that bounced back in the wake of last year’s devastating Boxing Day floods will see their remarkable recovery remembered in a new exhibition. One year on from the unprecedented deluge, Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills will be displaying a powerful selection of photos, stories and artwork created by those affected…

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Works confirmed for next phase of Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme after £76m contract signed

Full steam ahead as Fiona gets fired up for mills weekend

Museum gives city’s young tech whizzes a chance to let off some STEAM

Project worker Robyn Carrack with the beautiful new display at Leeds Industrial Museum

Hit exhibition enters its final two weeks on display

Full steam ahead for St George’s Day dragon hunt

Call to help tell glamorous story of Yorkshire’s Queens of Industry

Exhibition remembers city’s flood response one year on

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