Moorside Mills was built around 1875 as a small worsted spinning Mill by John Moore. Ownership of the mills changed many times, and they developed and grew. In 1970, Bradford Council bought Moorside Mills from Messrs. W & J Whitehead to create an innovative museum.
Bradford's Industrial Museum has permanent displays of textile machinery, steam power, engineering, printing machinery and motor vehicles, along with an exciting exhibitions programme. You can enjoy the splendour of Moorside House where the Mill Manager lived, or visit the Mill-workers' terraced houses dressed to reflect three different time periods.
Machine running times - subject to availability, please ring before your visit to confirm
Opening Times
Tuesday to Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays 11am - 4pm
Closed Good Friday and Mondays except Bank Holidays.
Christmas opening times
Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and 27 December, New Years Day and 2nd January
address: Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Mills, Moorside Road, Eccleshill, Bradford, BD2 3HP
telephone: 01274 435900
email: industrial.museum@bradford.gov.uk
How to find us
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.
Public transport
The 660 bus from Bradford Interchange stops right outside the museum gates.
The 686 / 687 (Fagley) also departs from Bradford Interchange every 10 - 15 minutes, this bus will drop you off at the top end of Moorside Road and the museum is approximately a 10 minute walk from this stop.
There is also the 645 (Greengates) which runs approximately every 10-15 minutes and this bus drops you off at the bottom end of Moorside Road, the museum is a 10 / 15 minute walk from this stop.
For help in planning your journey by public transport, please visit www.wymetro.com
Admission
Free
Access and Facilities
Disabled car parking, lifts, disabled toilet, one wheelchair and baby changing unit. For further Industrial Museum disabled access information visit DisabledGo
Enquiries and identification
Our curatorial team are happy to help with your enquiries about items from our industrial heritage. Please ring 01274 435900 to arrange an appointment, giving as much detail about the item as you can.
Help for the visually impaired
Bradford Museums and Galleries are proud to announce the introduction of AppEar; a new system to help the visually impaired explore our collections. This year we have been working closely with RNIB and Bradford Talking Media to develop the use of the audio PenFriend devices, which are already widely used within the visually impaired community. Visitors can now borrow a PenFriend from our reception desk to hear visual descriptions of the surrounding displays. For more information on the introduction of the AppEar system please contact Kirsty Gaskin tel 01535 618231 email kirsty.gaskin@bradford.gov.uk
Demonstrations
Machine running times - subject to availability, please ring before your visit to confirm
Motive Power: Tues to Fri 10:30am - 11am and 2:15pm - 2:30pm / Sat & Sun 11:30am - 11:45am and 2pm - 2:15pm
Spinning & Weaving: Tues to Fri 11am - 11:30am and 2pm - 2:15pm / Sat & Sun 11:45am - 12noon and 2:15pm - 2:30pm
Museum Shop
The shop in the museum offers a wide range of souvenirs and gifts including cards, books and toys.
These may be viewed for research or interest purposes by prior arrangement. Only a fraction of Bradford's industrial and technology collections can be exhibited in our museums. To enquire whether we hold any item in which you have an interest, in the first instance please call 01274 435900.
