at the Colne Valley Museum

Cliffe Ash
Golcar
The museum’s weavers’ cottages provide an ideal setting for these popular
events that always provide lots of family fun. There will be games, stalls
and Father Christmas. To give your tastebuds a workout, try the homemade
cakes, Mrs Sykes’s Christmas pudding, and hot mince pies straight from the
Victorian kitchen.
Saturday and Sunday, 28 and [...]

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at the Colne Valley Museum

Cliffe Ash
Golcar
Through a fascinating display of old maps and photographs, the exhibition traces how Marsden has grown from a handful of houses in 1720 to its current size.
Presented by the Marsden History Group, the exhibition also shows how the development of the upper Colne Valley has been influenced by the area’s [...]

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Housed in three restored weavers’ cottages in Golcar, the museum portrays the life of cottage textile workers in the 1850s. The working exhibits include looms and spinning wheels and they are frequently demonstrated by volunteers who have learned the skills of spinning and weaving.
Throughout the year, there are exhibitions and special events. The exhibitions run [...]

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