Bradford Industrial Museum

A visit to the Bradford Industrial Museum in search of audio-visual reference material for the Salt Revolution Production.
Produced by: Michael De Greasley

[@terryansell6641]

Thank you this a very interesting video thank you from New Zealand

[@MybitofHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it Terry ;)

[@cowpat]

Great video, Ian once made me nail with initails on, nice chap.

[@HurlyBurlyStudios]

Thanks for making this.

[@patrafferty13]

Hi all. I came on this far too late I do believe as in the final days of 2020 I'm some seven years late. When I saw Bradford Industrial Museum I said "bingo I'm in business". Long ago I was a carpet weaver and later loom tuner and the looms that i wove and tuned were made if memory serves me right made by a company called David Crabtree and Sons of Bradford. These were axminster looms and the newest of them would have been made in the 1960's. However i found no mention of that company in this excellent video which is nevertheless a jewel. I have searched the web and anywhere else that I could think of but can't find any trace of that company or their history. Really we are not talking about the Boer War here but the world is paved with carpets made on their looms but its a well kept secret or so it would seem. I also did a small amount of work on Craig looms which I can find a little bit about. The were made in Paisley in Scotland. Although i finished working for that company in 1978 the factory was taken over and about 15 years ago one half of the looms went to Poland and the other half went to China and to the best of my knowledge are still working today. I'm Irish and a Paddy that never worked an hour outside Ireland in my life but the world wide web is supposed to be just that. Should anyone know a bit more on this company please put up a post or I can be found at [e-mail]

[@MybitofHistory]

Hi Pat.... Has it really been six years since I made this video... How time flies. Now if memory serves me right, some 20-30 years ago the museum did have a large carpet loom - As I understand, it was a little too large and was then put into storage. The museum is a wealth of information and (during normal times), is more than welcome to assist with any and all enquiries - They've assisted me on a number of occasions. I know their email & other contact details are out there on the web.... Good Hunting ;) Mike De Greasley.

[@patrafferty13]

Hi Mike. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to reply to my query. People like you who make the videos and those who run the museum may think that they are preserving the heritage of Bradford or Yorkshire or even England but in reality this is world heritage and the whole world owes you a debt of gratitude. Even to this day machines make in your part of the world are still being used productively all over the world. In relation to the carpet looms I think that a broadloom ( 12 ft or more ) would weigh at least 25 tons (without an e) which would mean that they would have to be on the ground floor and complete with creel would require about sixty feet square plus access and fire lines ect . So they would take up some prime real estate. I would hope to visit that museum some time as I have a camper van an do regularly visit the UK. Meanwhile the best of luck with your excellent endeavours. Pat Rafferty.

[@stevegill9704]

There were a Crabtree on dicklane over road from Sutton Rd they were wool

[@timsherlock3564]

Very well put together, thank you for publishing it. I went to the museum last year and it's well worth a visit.

[@MybitofHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for the feed-back Tim :)

[@MybitofHistory]

josiane debeuf Glad you enjoyed it and the memories it invoked :)

[@garethmason9255]

Another brilliant video.. I have been a few times before here and looks like my partner on seeing this video with me wants to visit so maybe this week. I also have gained so much information I didn't know so great.

[@MybitofHistory]

Aye it really is worth a visit - I still have a lot of footage of the Print Section - and the old lads who give demonstrations on Wednesdays - to get completed and produced. So hopefully, there should be another completed video in the New Year. You have a great day there ;)

[@garethmason9255]

I am looking forward mate. Thanks

[@jatkinson1977]

Great video - will be using bits for the teaching of An Inspector Calls.

[@MybitofHistory]

+John Atkinson Pleased to hear - And I'm sure old JB would have been too. Once met him back in the mid 1970's - He made a visit to the Bradford Art Club in Manningham to meet an old friend and Artist - Percy Monkman. :)

[@007vauxhall]

Didn't want this to end..enjoyed it, what a vast amount of history carefully kept, and re-created..very interesting. Great video Mike :-)

[@MybitofHistory]

That's what I like about creating these 5 - 10 min cameo productions - they have a feel of being a video diary entry of the day's event. I'm looking forward to Beamish ;)

[@stevegill9704]

This place is only down road from me mi mum worked in Mills we used to go in as nippers I can still smell place

[@MybitofHistory]

Are you a member of the Eccleshill History On-line Group? We're always looking for folk to share their memories of Eccleshill ;)

[@hoppinonabronzeleg9477]

They should pay Ian Hogg. He does it for free. Bfd City council won't pay him! They get a blacksmithing demonstration. He just gets to do his job as a demonstration. Lovely bloke made me a big nail with my initials on! I take him broken car spring ends. They are ideal he says . Very good high carbon steel!

[@MybitofHistory]

Yes - I have nail too ;)

[@GULFRAZMAJEEDseye8eyes]

The Italian more Cathedral the top cat teachings of industrial Revolution and evolving with love La Latin