Category: General

Ticking Clocks at the Mill

Dan Sykes, Museum & Archive Assistant takes us on a timely journey

From Dogstooth to Birdseye – Heritage Open Days 2023

Heritage Open Days 2023 theme this year is Creativity Unwrapped. This theme will be explored in the Archive examining the skill of the designer from brief to catwalk. An opportunity […]

A Post about sailing and a ship called William. By Archive Assistant Sally Timmons July 2023

Samuel Marsden was born in Farsley, West Yorkshire in June (or July) 1764 There are references to Marsden all around the village of Farsley, (including a monument on Town Street […]

Update from David Fox – student placement weaver at Sunny Bank Mills Archive

David’s update: Threads 2023 is now done and dusted! Thank you to everyone that came and saw the commissioned pieces, ‘Coded Pegs’ and ‘Within the Archive’ as well as my […]

Travels & Tantalising Textiles

We always joke that wherever our mill workers go they are sure to find something textile related. Our Heritage Officer Alison is just back from her trekking trip in Nepal […]

Threads update from resident weaver – David Fox

Hello again, February ended up being a very busy month and everything will be full steam ahead for the next couple months. So where to begin lots to update on. […]

Bringing the Archive to life in a digital world

As Weaving the Web launches, find out what we did, how & why

Keeping safe in the Mill

By the 1830s, there was a determination to regulate factory conditions. To a large extent, it was driven by the battle for political reform which resulted in the famous 1832 […]

Update from David Fox University of Leeds student placement in the Archive

Hello again it’s David, there have been lots going on since the first post, lots of weaving. Also hope you had a lovely Christmas and a great start to the […]