Category: Folklore

Bolling Hall

“Bless the” “I’le crosse the”: Medieval and Early Modern Superstitions, and the Bradford Witch

One of our Assistant Curators, Dr Lauren Padgett, has recently installed a display which showcases some objects in Bradford Museums’ collections that relate to Medieval

27 October 2021 No Comments

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Cottingley Fairies

‘Do you believe in fairies?’ IN this blog, Heather Millard, our Social History curator describes the research she’s been doing into the Cottingley Fairies…. If

19 June 2017 1 Comment

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May Day

No, it’s not a plea for help, but rather the subject of this week’s blog. If you’re visiting Cliffe Castle this week (or, indeed youvisited

1 May 2017 No Comments

News and Blogs from Bradford District Museums & Galleries

Bradford Industrial Museum

Heather Millard
December 16, 2024

Redeveloping the 1970s Back to Back

Our Assistant Curator of Collections, Emma Longmuir was tasked with leading on an updating of the 1970s focused 'Back to Back' house (part of the ever-popular run of houses illustrating changing lifestyles.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Heather Millard
December 2, 2024

Mills Transformed – Neil Horsley

Our latest exhibition at Bradford Industrial Museum is gorgeous photography by Neil Horsley, looking at the repurposing and re-use of Mill Buildings. He kindly agreed to write this blog for about the project.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Heather Millard
November 18, 2024

Bairds Television: Research and remembering

If you visited Bradford Industrial Museum earlier this year you might have spotted the display on Baird Television & Thorn Electricals that we had in our small cafe gallery there.

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
November 4, 2024

Butterfield Brothers – the Businessmen

This latest blog from our volunteer Ian looks at the Butterfield Brothers as business men - which isn't a story we've told before.