Historic textile machines return to Halifax for new display
Historic textile machinery has been brought back to Halifax to help Calderdale Industrial Museum tell more of the area’s manufacturing story.
Bradford Council announced on 9 November that machines from Bradford Industrial Museum’s collection had been installed at the Calderdale museum on loan.
Originally from Halifax’s former Percival Whitley College, the equipment includes four machines that work together to prepare fibres before spinning. They use the Old French System and will complement the Bradford system already represented in the museum’s Worsted Gallery.
The move was supported by an award to Calderdale Industrial Museum Association from the Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers alias Wire Workers, which funded transport and installation.
The museum’s collections and exhibitions teams will now assess the machinery, plan any restoration and prepare material explaining how it worked.
An enhanced gallery is hoped to open in 2027. That remains a target for the volunteer-run project, rather than a confirmed opening date, and the announcement does not mean the new display is already ready for visitors.
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