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New flood walls proposed at historic Armley Mills
More details are emerging of plans to protect Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills from flooding. Leeds City Council...
1 April 2019
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First Armley Print Fest puts printing in spotlight
A piece of Leeds printing history will come out of retirement this weekend when an Armley museum hosts a...
27 March 2019
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Kirkstall flood defences: Heritage watchdog’s ‘serious concerns’ over Kirkstall Abbey and Armley Mills
An influential public body that protects and champions places of historical interest has raised ‘serious concerns’ over the impact...
19 February 2019
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Armley Mills’ STEAM Hack gives girls digital boost
Working at one of the world’s foremost industrial powerhouses, the women of Armley Mills were no strangers to cutting-edge...
12 December 2018
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Mark’s History: Armley Mills and the vandalised Woodhouse Moor monument
I have been to Armley Mills a few times over the years and on one occasion I noticed a bronze figure...
7 July 2018
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Beat Back at Leeds Industrial Museum, Armley
Yesterday was the last day of an exhibition inspired by Armley’s textile mill, once the largest woollen mill in...
22 April 2018
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Outdoor children’s play area planned for Cardigan Fields
Proposals for a new outdoor children’s play area have been submitted at Cardigan Fields Leisure Park off Kirkstall Road,...
16 April 2018
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Mark’s History: The curious case of the sunken icebreaker near Armley Mills
Along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Botany Bay near Armley Mills is a sign that at first glance...
26 November 2017
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60,000 visit exhibition of inspirational women at Armley Mills
More than 60,000 people have visited a moving exhibition paying tribute to the inspirational women of Leeds who helped...
18 September 2017
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Armley: Go back in time for Victorian lessons this weekend
Museum-goers in West Leeds are in for a history lesson with a difference this weekend as they head back...
6 September 2017