Walsall Leather Museum
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Great little place. Staff very friendly and knowledgable. The key ring making is lovely
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Brilliant oldie worldwide stuff I found it very interesting
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Lovely collection of artefacts and very helpful and friendly staff
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Interesting and informative place no tickets required for visiting. Doesn’t look much popular with visitors however nice friendly staff.
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Not as clean as it used to be
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Excellent place for a school visit.
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I didn't know about Walsall's history of leather until visiting the museum. Some fascinating facts to be discovered and the chance to make a personalised keyring!
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Excellent and informative, will be a shame to see it move, the building is part of the history. The staff were very helpful and friendly and especially the guy who gave the demonstration. Kids with us were thrilled.
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Really interesting to see how things used to be in Walsall with the leather industry at the heart of it all. Wendy was lovely and very knowledgeable.
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very good day hour trip. self funded . free to get in. , daughter enjoyed herself
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it's free and you can also get a free piece of leather
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Excellent parking, interesting place and very friendly staff...well worth a visit. Will certainly return!
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I can't say anything but it's good place for history lovers and it's entry is free too.
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great history in leather and the staff 50/50......
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Wonderful archive into the past of leather trade.
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Excellent well worth a visit, very helpful and knowledgeable staff, parking nearby lots to see and find out didn't realise there were so many activities taking place there.
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Visited Museum last Saturday with family and had a great couple of hours learning about the histroy of the leather industry in Walsall and having a go at embossing some leather key fobs. Staff/volunteers were very welcoming and friendly. Well worth a visit.
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Let’s take a rest from Stafford and explore the smaller towns.
Walsall.
And it’s most unfortunate that the Walsall Museum has closed down and as library staff tells me – for three years now.
But instead here is a Leather Museum that’s in every sense the museum of Walsall.
START OF THE STORY. Before you're to enter the gallery the smell of wallets and purses is already filling up your senses.
And here’s how the gallery entrance starts its narrative – that Walsall used to be the biggest leather making town in the entire Northern Europe.
PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS. Creative use of leather – saddles, key fobs, even outfits for dogs. And they come from a variety of sources from pigs to snakes to anything less imaginable – like ostriches.
(Meanwhile a display board tells you that many English traditional surnames get their roots from leather makers – Barker, Skinner, Tanner etc.}
Upstairs a staffer will explain how saddles are made and their various types (weight, shapes, luxuriousness and materials etc.). And the balance between comfort, durability and lightness.
(As you can imagine – races typically involve lighter saddles.)
LOCATION. The museum is a ten-minute walk from Walsall Station.
Exit the station and keep walking north. You’ll be going through Station Street, Park Street, a roundabout and finally Wisemore. Cross the Littleton Street and the museum is right beside the Walsall College.
Walsall.
And it’s most unfortunate that the Walsall Museum has closed down and as library staff tells me – for three years now.
But instead here is a Leather Museum that’s in every sense the museum of Walsall.
START OF THE STORY. Before you're to enter the gallery the smell of wallets and purses is already filling up your senses.
And here’s how the gallery entrance starts its narrative – that Walsall used to be the biggest leather making town in the entire Northern Europe.
PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS. Creative use of leather – saddles, key fobs, even outfits for dogs. And they come from a variety of sources from pigs to snakes to anything less imaginable – like ostriches.
(Meanwhile a display board tells you that many English traditional surnames get their roots from leather makers – Barker, Skinner, Tanner etc.}
Upstairs a staffer will explain how saddles are made and their various types (weight, shapes, luxuriousness and materials etc.). And the balance between comfort, durability and lightness.
(As you can imagine – races typically involve lighter saddles.)
LOCATION. The museum is a ten-minute walk from Walsall Station.
Exit the station and keep walking north. You’ll be going through Station Street, Park Street, a roundabout and finally Wisemore. Cross the Littleton Street and the museum is right beside the Walsall College.
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Went to the Leather Museum with my wife and had an enjoyable visit finding out about the leather industry and seeing the workshops. Would recommend being able to make your own key ring for 60p. Parking available nearby.
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ive been in there lovely old mill to visit you can learn all about leather there is a shop in there lovely place highly recommend by me
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Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area. Really interesting little museum and gorgeous leatherwork throughout.
Staff there were lovely and really helpful too - even offering to help my son make his own personalised leather key ring, which he loved.
Beautiful, quality leather items in the gift shop too!
Staff there were lovely and really helpful too - even offering to help my son make his own personalised leather key ring, which he loved.
Beautiful, quality leather items in the gift shop too!
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Before we visited the museum, we had no idea what an important centre Walsall was in the leather industry. The guides were very informative and helpful. I bought a beautiful leather belt for my husband at a very reasonable price!
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This museum gave a fascinating insight into the importance of the leather industry in Walsall's industrial history. Our group of 33 was split into 2 groups, and the 2 guided gave us a real insight into the working lives of men and women employed in the leather industry in the 19th century and into the importance of present-day Walsall in the production of very fine saddles. We were later let loose to emboss our own leather key rings before enjoying delicious tea and cake in the cafe.
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took my cousin , who is from Blackpool, round museum. I think our 'guide' was called Ian. He was very knowledgable and shared where many 'sayings' originated from to do with leather. Made a very enjoyable morning. We made key rings and purchased lovely cards from the shop. All staff were very pleasant and helpful. Highly recommend a visit...free too!! well done Walsall
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I knew my Mom would enjoy walking around here and neither of us were disappointed, it was even better than I thought.... very interesting and some great displays. We were greeted my a lovely lady on reception,( who’ name I can’t remember) but very nice and helpful. We got to make some keying’s with another lovely lady and I can’t remember her name.... but I do remember Keith, he was doing some sewing and asked if we had some spare time, which we did so, He gave a great talk on different leathers and where they come from. His knowledge of the leathers was unbelievable, so interesting and I learnt a lot.... could have sat there for longer. Credit to you all, my Mom has been telling everyone what a fantastic place and a must.... definitely worth a visit and we’ll be going again. Thanks again to all the staff/ volunteers you do amazing job, it’s people like you that contribute and make the visit worth while.
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