Category: History

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Ghoulish Goings on

With ‘All Hallows Eve’ rapidly approaching, Liz McIvor our Curator of Social History & Technology was inspired to write a suitably themed post, looking at

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Blog: It’s a wheely exciting time

Visitors to the area can hardly fail to have noticed that the county seems to have gone bicycle-mad recently.  With the Tour De France commencing in Yorkshire for its Grand

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Blog: Mary Balmes Desk

We’d like to share the story with you of one of the objects that will soon be on display as part of a forthcoming exhibition

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Blog: Cliffe Castle

Work at Cliffe Castle continues to progress and it’s great to see the building starting to change as new lights begin to go on in

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Blog: A Volunteer’s View

Written by Phil Heritage The first time I visited Bradford Industrial Museum was during its annual Victorian Christmas market in 2011. At seeing all the

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News and Blogs from Bradford District Museums & Galleries

Did you know Cliffe Castle houses over 60,000 herbarium specimens?
Here in Bradford, we have some significant Morris connections to explore.
For Women's History Month a brief overview of some of the women in the Butterfield Family.
Dr Lauren Padgett, shines a light on one of the most superstitious objects in our collection..
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