Calderdale Industrial Museum

Calderdale Industrial Museum is a museum in the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, dedicated to the industrial heritage of the area.^[1] The museum contains a number of working machines built between 1850 – 1930 all of which were either built or used in Halifax.

The museum was initially opened in 1987 and received funding and support from Calderdale Metropolitan Council, although the museum and concept were leased to a private trust in February 2014.^[2] The museum was closed for renovation^[3] until September 2017.

The museum is run by the volunteers of Calderdale Industrial Museum Association and receives no direct funding. It is currently open every Saturday from 10:00 till 16:00. An entry fee is charged to cover the every day overheads and current development projects.

References

^ "Next steps for Calderdale Industrial Museum". Calderdale Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ "Museum Doubts Have 'Hit a Lot of People Hard'". Brighouse Echo. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
^ "Calderdale Industrial Museum". Calderdale Council. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

External links

Official website

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[Next_steps_for_Calderdale_Industrial_Museum-1] "Next steps for Calderdale Industrial Museum". Calderdale Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[2] "Museum Doubts Have 'Hit a Lot of People Hard'". Brighouse Echo. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[3] "Calderdale Industrial Museum". Calderdale Council. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

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