Walsall Leather Museum
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Fantastic little museum. Great displays; not all singing and dancing high tech stuff, but very informative and well presented. The highlights are the workshop rooms which appear just as the workers left them , original tools, original benches and cupboards.This is all set in original Victorian factory buildings. When we heard from the two wonderful members of staff that the museum is to be moved I was shocked- why? The building is essential for the charm, the atmosphere and the originality of the whole museum experience. I truly hope that this is not a cost cutting exercise and that it will not be rehoused in a modern, glass box because "it is more efficient." It certainly wouldn't be as effective. A gem of a museum.
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What a lovely and unique experience. The staff were friendly and very helpful.
The guide was entertaining and knowledgeable.
What a travesty that this piece of iconic local history is going to be knocked down and replaced by an extension to the next-door college.
The guide was entertaining and knowledgeable.
What a travesty that this piece of iconic local history is going to be knocked down and replaced by an extension to the next-door college.
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Decided to go as I heard that the Walsall Leather Museum has to move to another building as Walsall Council wants Walsall College to take it over. Nice looking museum on a couple of floors. There is a café and shop, plus a school room. It is in walking distance of Walsall Station, had to kept checking Google Maps for directions, easy to end up going the wrong direction on foot. Was more straight forward to get back to the station. They are not open on Sunday's.
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Nice place and a lot of history. I dont know why council is closing it. This museum is the history of walsall and dont get rid of the title of walsall and why leather is important
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The museum is very good, the significance of the trade to the area is amazing and the history is encapsulated in the building and craftsman’s tools. Above all, the staff are fantastic!
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BBC News: A decision to sell Walsall Leather Museum to the town's college has been criticised by the MP and campaigners. "The council has tried to justify its complete disregard not only for cultural heritage and popularity across the UK and internationally, but the impact on Walsall's leather industry and its potential to build on its world-leading reputation".
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An excellent place to visit giving a very interesting history of Walsall and the leather industry.
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Very sad that this wonderful museum is under threat. Fantastic facility run by really nice people. Enjoyed a coffee and a chat
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Was free to go in. Small place, not busy which suited our SEND family. Made a keyring or two at the end, which was very cost effective. You'd only spend about 1 hour in here, we spent 3 hours as there was quite a few of us and we all made a few different keyrings.
Staff were lovely and friendly.
Gift shop is leather goods they have made at the museum, and a few toys.
They offer different courses if you are into things like painting.
It's ashame that the council are moving this museum, as the history will be lost. The benches that many have worked on, the windows many looked out on their working shift, their work stations... All lost because the college wants to space to expand, even though it moved from the opposite side of the road to the site it is currently in. Go very soon before it's moved and you can no longer run your hand down the wooden work benchs that bares our history.
Staff were lovely and friendly.
Gift shop is leather goods they have made at the museum, and a few toys.
They offer different courses if you are into things like painting.
It's ashame that the council are moving this museum, as the history will be lost. The benches that many have worked on, the windows many looked out on their working shift, their work stations... All lost because the college wants to space to expand, even though it moved from the opposite side of the road to the site it is currently in. Go very soon before it's moved and you can no longer run your hand down the wooden work benchs that bares our history.
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Great place to visit. Such a shame it is likely to be moved to a new building. This is an original build, lots of history- why does the council insist on the move?????
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A great experience. I wasn't aware that the Walsall leather trade was the epicentre of the world for leather made goods for saddle making and the military. Over 1000 people were employed in Walsall in the year 1900. You also have the opportunity to make your own leather keyring tag.
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Visited for our "leather" wedding anniversary. Lovely little free museum and a good way to get a feel for Walsalls history. Make sure to make a keyring and give a donation.
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We love it here however on my last visit during half term we couldn't go around as there was no one available to manage the lift so we could see the second floor. So unfortunately we only explored the lower level.
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Interesting museum. Free entry and reasonably priced drinks and cakes inside. Also, you get chance to make your own keyrings for 60p each - bargain. Really interesting talk and history of the leather museum by Awais :) car park across from museum reasonably priced too.
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Found the museum on line and decided to take 2 of the grandchildren and what a surprise staff friendly very clean. The grand children wanted to do the leather activity and I found the gentleman who was in charge of the activity was so good with rhe children , we had a wonderful time, I would visit again
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Came for the easter activity with my 3.5 year old, lovely friendly staff. Made an easter basket which my daughter throughly enjoyed. There was then an egg hunt through the museum and on that journey you could make your own personalised leather keyring....again she loved this!
Its ashame the council are trying to close the museum!
I will be here again on monday for more half term fun
Its ashame the council are trying to close the museum!
I will be here again on monday for more half term fun
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Fantastic little museum. The staff were friendly and the little craft on the day was perfect and super cheap at £1.50.
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Really interesting way to spend a couple of hours.
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Lovely place to spend a couple of hours. There's a tea room with food available. Lots of informative videos. Things to interact with. We got a chance to make our own key ring for a small charge of 60p. Completely free to enter and the price of the gifts in the shop are reasonable for the kids too. Lots of leather goods to purchase. Staff are friendly and informative!
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Great free museum in the middle of Walsall! So much knowledge about the leather trade and a great space to be immersed in the history.
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A very enjoyable visit for us and our family. Free entry which is amazing. The children loved the Easter bunny and egg hunt. This is a marvellous place full of the history of leather making and saddlery run by enthusiastic volunteers. There was an opportunity to make keyrings too. Sadly the museum is under threat of closure by the council we must use or lose this place of local historical interest.
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I’ve been many times before, but today was a first for my boys, they had a great time finding out about the leather industry. We looked at different stages of the industry and were privileged to see actual crocodile and anaconda leathers
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Very very interesting well worth a visit if you are in town.
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Very interesting
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An excellent insight into Walsall's historic major industry. It's self-led, but there are audio-visual resources to give a flavour of the trades within the industry. Go there very soon as the Museum has been reprieved from closure on the current site. And it's FREE.
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