Step through the door of our traditional weavers' cottages and you'll be transported back to the early 1850's.
Wander through Colne Valley Museum's period living room and wash kitchen to admire the Yorkshire range, flagstone floor and rag rugs.
Weights on the Cropping Shears help the cropping operation.
Teasels were used to pull the wool fibres so they were all going in the same direction.
Visit the Loom Chamber, Spinning and Cropping rooms to delve into textile history, and venture into the clog-maker's workshop with its full range of period tools.
There's always something new to see in our Exhibition Room and often spinning, weaving and clog-making demonstrations.
Children's Corner
A Children's Corner is tucked away in the Exhibition Room of the museum, with a variety of activities and traditional toys to occupy younger children.
There might be some supervised activities such as painting, paper-modelling, or story-telling, or children can help themselves from the book case to read on the rag rug.
Volunteering at Colne Valley Museum
If you want to find out more about volunteering opportunities at the museum, click on Membership and then on the Volunteer members link.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Colne Valley Museum--Realising The Dream
We have been very busy over the last few months with--mostly with paperwork and more paperwork!
At the end of September Planning Permission for change of use of the end cottage/shop and the toilet extension was granted.
Listed Building Consent for the proposed works for the whole museum will be applied for at the end of January 2010.
A Heritage Lottery Fund Grant application has been submitted. This is a 3 stage process - we have passed the first stage.
We are now awaiting a visit from HLF advisers.
Watch this space!
Events at the museum Event Calendar
From 20th February 2010 to 21st February 2010
Havercakes!
Come and see how Havercakes (oatcakes) were made in the traditional way in our Victorian kitchen. We hope to see the Havercake Lads (33rd Regiment of Foot Re-enactment Group) on Sunday.
Current exhibition Exhibition Program
Until 28th February 2010
How Green Is The Valley
A most interesting display of photographs, maps, descriptions of sites and species and how to find them, by the Colne Valley Tree Society.
