Re-opened and run almost entirely by volunteer enthusiasts who believe that the industrial heritage of Calderdale should be preserved and shared with everyone, the museum houses a special collection representing the wide variety of industries that developed in Calderdale in the last 250 years. The working exhibits can't fail to evoke the spirit of the Industrial Revolution.
Suitable for all, both young and old! We are situated in the heart of Halifax's growing "cultural quarter" adjacent to the Piece Hall, Halifax railway station, Square Chapel and the famous Eureka children's museum and are considered one of the premier visitor attractions in Halifax. Don't forget to visit our cafe after your visit, where hot drinks and cake are served, and our wonderful shop selling unique locally made items.
Suitable for all, both young and old! We are situated in the heart of Halifax's growing "cultural quarter" adjacent to the Piece Hall, Halifax railway station, Square Chapel and the famous Eureka children's museum and are considered one of the premier visitor attractions in Halifax. Don't forget to visit our cafe after your visit, where hot drinks and cake are served, and our wonderful shop selling unique locally made items.
Services
The museum cafe is open every Saturday when the museum is open from 10am to 4pm. It serves reasonably priced hot drinks and delicious cakes in the comfortable surroundings of the museums Halifax Room. The cafe is run by the museum volunteers and all proceeds go to the museum. Have a cuppa and a cake and help the museum!
Thank you for considering hiring Calderdale Industrial Museum as the venue for your event. The museum can offer a room to hire for your event or guided tours of the whole museum. If you have any questions, or would like to check dates, please contact the museum on manager@calderdaleindustrial.co.uk or phone 01422 384721.
Our temporary exhibition area is currently closed for refurbishment. Our skilful volunteers are working hard to develop a gallery dedicated to temporary exhibitions. The new gallery will give us space to display many smaller objects held in our collections which are, at present, not on view. It will also allow us to show the work of local artists, photographers and craftspeople.
Gathered together over a number of years this special collection represents a wide cross section of industry that operated in and around Calderdale. Some of the machines are the only surviving examples in the country and have been placed in settings to try and re ect a close representation to the time when they were fully operational in the not too distant past.
There are three ways to do this. Membership to Calderdale Industrial Museum (CIMA) means joining an enthusiastic community who provide additional support to the museum. Not only will you be able to visit the museum for a whole year at no additional cost, but you will receive regular newsletters and updates about what is happening in the museum, together with invites to special talks and events at the museum.
Reviews (11)
Old Hemp
Jan 07, 2022
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Fantastic museum, a great experience, staff are very helpful and happy to answer questions a about the museum, the industrial revolution. Staff explain and give demonstration on how various equipment work and how process were carried out, I found it to be very interesting and I will visit here again and recommend to others. Also great little cafe with hot/cold drinks & cake/snacks, inside the museum. The Museum is wheelchair accessible.
Dawn Leggott
Dec 23, 2021
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We were very pleasantly surprised at the variety and number of interesting things to see at this museum. The museum houses an amazing array of authentic, original exhibits from the 1700s onwards, in the subject areas of engines, water wheels, drilling machines, various looms, wire making, tool making, sock making and even a working toffee wrapping machine for Quality Street chocolates.
The exhibits are explained and demonstrated by very enthusiastic volunteers with a lot of expert knowledge - several were available to talk to on each floor.
There’s a lift so it’s accessible. It was an added
The exhibits are explained and demonstrated by very enthusiastic volunteers with a lot of expert knowledge - several were available to talk to on each floor.
There’s a lift so it’s accessible. It was an added
Steve Robinson
Oct 30, 2021
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Peter Clarke
Oct 16, 2021
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Susan Baker
Oct 15, 2021
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Simon Collett
Sep 09, 2021
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Charlotte Meirhaeghe
Aug 22, 2021
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Absolutely loved it! Extremely interesting and the volunteers are so welcoming and really want to share with you all information they may have, with demonstration. Definitely recommend even with kids.
Only point to improve is to have some documents in other languages, my parents came from France but no document translated for them so I did the translation of all documents and comments from the volunteers during the tour.
Only point to improve is to have some documents in other languages, my parents came from France but no document translated for them so I did the translation of all documents and comments from the volunteers during the tour.
Will Todd
Aug 16, 2021
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Rosalie Norcliffe
Aug 08, 2021
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Philip Purkis
Jun 25, 2021
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George Warwick
Jun 13, 2021
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