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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.
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Holcombe Road, Helmshore,
Rossendale BB4 4NP
Tel: 01772 530382
Website: lancashire.gov.uk/heritage-learning/
Half day session (2 hrs)
£3 Lancashire County Council pupil / £4 Academy or non Lancashire County Council pupil
All day session (4 hrs)
£6 Lancashire County Council pupil / £8 Academy or non Lancashire County Council pupil
Accompanying adults free.
To start the booking process, contact the Heritage Learning Team via their online enquiry form
Take a guided walk beyond the mill gates to explore how the Industrial Revolution and the arrival of the mills changed the landscape.
An opportunity for your pupils to hone their historical enquiry skills through handling real objects from Victorian domestic and working life.
Take a journey through the Industrial Revolution, from the domestic woollen industry to the time when cotton was king.
What was it like to work in a mill? Discover a range of jobs and examine working conditions as you learn how cotton is turned into yarn in a cotton condenser spinning mill. Journey into the intriguingly named 'Devil Hole' and observe a machinery demonstration with our heritage spinning mules. NB - this session incurs an extra cost for the additional staff needed to operate heritage machinery. Costs on enquiry.
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