Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Pupils will be immersed in the sights, sounds and smells of mill life as they witness original machinery at work.
Discover how raw wool and cotton were transformed into yarn ready to be woven into cloth, and learn how the ideas of the famous local inventors revolutionised the world in which we live today.
Choose two core activities to make up a full day of learning.
Learning sessions
What was it like to work in a mill? Examine working conditions and discover a range of jobs as you learn how cotton is turned into yarn in a cotton condenser spinning mill. Your journey will begin in the intriguingly named ‘Devil Hole’ and end with a machinery demonstration on the spinning floor.
Half day session for KS1 and KS2.
Take a guided walk beyond the mill gates to explore how the Industrial Revolution and the arrival of the mills changed the landscape. Then build an interactive 2D map to examine the impact of the Turner family on the local area. Pupils will also investigate the events of the power-loom riots of 1826 and the sad, sad tale of Mary Hindle.
Half day session for KS2.
Explore the changes in the spinning industry and life in a Victorian Mill Worker's home.
Take a journey through the Industrial Revolution, from the domestic woollen industry to the time when cotton was king. Follow the inventions that made it happen, and the lives of the people it affected.
An opportunity for your pupils to handle real objects from Victorian domestic and working life.
Half-day session for KS1 and KS2
Cost
- Half day (10am – 12noon) £3 Lancashire County Council (LCC) pupil; £4 Academy / Non-LCC pupil
- Full day (10am – approx. 2.30pm) £6 LCC pupil; £8 Academy / Non LCC pupil
- Accompanying adults free
Facilities
- Lunch facilities
- Coach drop off
- Coach parking
- Fully physically accessible
- Toilets
- Gift shop
Address
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Holcombe Road, Helmshore, Rossendale, BB4 4NP
For further information and the site’s accessibility statement visit Helmshore Mills Textile Museum website.