Our dye robot in the Archive
Well not really a robot but a controller for the dye vessel but look at that face! The dyeing process is similar to cooking; you need both a list of […]
Archive Community Accreditation
We have had some brilliant news to cheer us up in these hard times. The Sunny Bank Mills Archive has achieved Accreditation through the West Yorkshire Archive Service. This […]
Suits
Suit Silhouettes Over the Years What happened to all the mill’s fabric? Geographically the fabrics went far and wide. Made into a vast array of suit designs. The suit industry […]
The year that was 2020
Who knew?!
Ives and Co
Edwin Woodhouse had no son to inherit the business and there is evidence that he was increasingly frustrated by the influence of other shareholders in the business. In 1912 immediately on completion of […]
Michael Whitaker, site manager at Sunny Bank Mills, retires on 24th December 2020.
Site manager Michael retires on Xmas eve!
Volunteers
Thank you to all our volunteers for all their hard work, support and patience at this difficult time. They help with all aspects of care and research of the Archive […]
Install Week: The Potential of Pattern
Find out about install week in the Gallery from University of Leeds placement Kirstie Payne!
1970’s fashion
The 1970’s: what were we wearing and what was the mill making. The 1970’s are often looked back on as a time of misery in comparison to the swinging sixties. […]