Heritage Talk: Work, Rest and Play

For Heritage Open Day 2026, join our Curator for a talk informed by our archive selection of contact magazines, bringing them out into the spotlight.

Produced by David Whitehead & Sons, this in-house publication offers a fascinating glimpse into the everyday lives of Lancashires textile workers.

Through articles, photographs and personal stories, this talk explores life inside and beyond the mill gates, revealing how work, leisure and community shaped local life during a period of social change in the mid-twentieth century.