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 District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
March 17, 2025

Contemporary Women Artists in Bradford District Museums & Galleries Collections

We're taking a look at contemporary artworks by women artists in the Bradford District Museums and Galleries collection.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Heather Millard
March 3, 2025

Mrs Smith’s – Travel diaries – Calcutta & South Africa

We came across a fascinating set of travel diaries by Mrs Smith, a relative of the Butterfields - let us use her own words to tell the story

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
February 17, 2025

Our time as Young Ambassadors

Learn more about the 2024 Cohort of Young Ambassadors

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Heather Millard
February 3, 2025

Cliffe Castle – a museum with musical links

examining the long-standing links that the building, the family and the collections have to music,