Bradford Industrial Museum
Moorside Mills was built around 1875 as a small worsted spinning Mill by John Moore. Ownership of the mills changed many times, and they developed and grew. In 1970, Bradford Council bought Moorside Mills from Messrs. W & J Whitehead to create an innovative museum.
Bradford's Industrial Museum has permanent displays of textile machinery, steam power, engineering, printing machinery and motor vehicles, along with an exciting exhibitions programme. You can enjoy the splendour of Moorside House where the Mill Manager lived, or visit the Mill-workers' terraced houses dressed to reflect three different time periods. Moorside Mills is also home to the museum's team of working horses. Some of the horses may be out working on the streets of Bradford or even starring in a film or television programme, but there will usually be at least one on site for you to meet. Weather and other work permitting, you can also enjoy a ride in a horse-drawn vehicle.
Our Education team runs regular workshops schools and groups, along with special events and workshops accompanying the exhibitions programme.
Opposite the main entrance is the Victorian Job Master's Stables, home to the museum's team of working horses.
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