Memories of the Mills (2007)

What it was like to work in the heyday and decline of one of Lancashire's most important industries. From cotton bales to finished cloth, and from training to retirement, it covers all aspects of life and work in the industry which powered the world's first industrial revolution. Using interviews filmed over the course of a year by CAR's young trainees and illustrated by the spinning and weaving machinery of Helmshore Textile Mills Museum and Burnley's Queen Street Mill (recently seen in 'The Kings Speech'), these former Mill Workers offer a unique insight into the industry which once powered a nation.