It's grim up't North. Introduction of Clean Air Act 1968!
Yesterday, I had a brief interlude and visited Armley Mills Museum, unfortunately I only had an hour or so on site so did not have time to absorb the atmosphere or capture much information.
A twenty minute walk from Burley Park Station through puddles but entry a snip at £3.
In it's day (the 1800's) Armley Mills was the biggest woollen mill in the world, the site prospered under Benjamin Gott, who revolutionised the woollen industry. That's not to say that conditions were not harsh, exploitative and dirty. It's hard to believe the mill only closed it's doors on production in 1969 due to foreign imports.
Wind the bobbin up!
In it's day (the 1800's) Armley Mills was the biggest woollen mill in the world, the site prospered under Benjamin Gott, who revolutionised the woollen industry. That's not to say that conditions were not harsh, exploitative and dirty. It's hard to believe the mill only closed it's doors on production in 1969 due to foreign imports.
Wind the bobbin up!
See, and we never asked for your passport, allus gud uns us true Yorkies
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