Bradford Industrial Museum

Bradford Movie Makers: “Once Upon a Sheep” (1946) Screening and Discussion

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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About this event

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Bradford Industrial Museum

Help us identify places, people, and processes shown in a recently re-discovered film about Bradford’s industrial heritage.
Once Upon a Sheep (1946) was shot by Frank Hill for The Wool (and Allied) Textile Employer’s Council and follows the stages of wool production from the field to the catwalk. A copy of the film was found in the archives of Bradford Movie Makers and has recently been digitised. The film was shot at a range of locations in and around Bradford (including, reportedly, 19 separate mills!) and shows in great detail key processes in wool textile production.
However, many of the places, machines, and people shown in the film are still unidentified. We need your help to identify them, and in the process contribute to making a new, historical documentary that places this rare gem in its proper historical context. Whether you are a former textile worker (or the relative of one!), a local history enthusiast, or you are simply interested to learn more about Bradford’s industrial heritage, this is a great opportunity to make a contribution to new historical research.
This event is being jointly organised by the Science Museum Group’s Congruence Engine project and the Bradford Movie Makers, and kindly hosted by Bradford Industrial Museum. Scenes will be filmed at the event by Judith Simpson.
Please note that filming will be taking place at this event. We will ask you for your consent to be filmed as part of the registration, but please let us know in advance if you would prefer to be left out of any footage
 
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Bradford Industrial Museum

Address
Moorside Mills, Moorside Road Eccleshill, Bradford, BD2 3HP

Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 4pm
Saturday – Sunday: 11am – 4pm

Bank Holiday Opening Times: 11am – 4pm

All sites closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday

By car

Signposted from Bradford Ring Road and Harrogate Road (A658). Bus 645 from Market Street or Hall Ings. All buses stop at Moorside Road. On the museum site there is free car parking and disabled car parking.

By public transport

From Bradford City Centre, the 660 bus departs from Drake Street stop D1, (alight at Moorside Road), and the 645 departs from Hall Ings stop H11, (alight at Harrogate Road then an approx 10 min walk).

For help in planning your journey by public transport, please visit www.wymetro.com

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