Whistlestop Valley

Whistlestop Valley, formerly the Kirklees Light Railway, is a visitor attraction featuring a 3+1⁄2-mile (5.6 km) long 15 in gauge minimum-gauge railway. The attraction's main site is in the village of Clayton West in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England which was first opened to the public on 19 October 1991, with a second, smaller site in a rural area near the village of Shelley.

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Kirklees Light Railway
heritage railway, minimum-gauge railway, 

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  Sandal Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in England  

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  Wakefield Castle ⓘ
  castle in the UK  

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  Conisbrough Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Potternewton Park ⓘ
  park in Leeds  

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  Park Square ⓘ
  garden square in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  The Hollies ⓘ
  park and gardens in Weetwood, Leeds  

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  Roundhay Park ⓘ
  park in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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  York Gate Garden ⓘ
  garden in Adel, Leeds  

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  Abbey House Museum ⓘ
  Local authority museum in Leeds, United Kingdom

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  Bagshaw Museum ⓘ
  Local museum in Batley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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  Bishops' House ⓘ
  historic house museum

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  Bolling Hall Museum ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Brodsworth Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Brodsworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Calderdale Industrial Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Cannon Hall ⓘ
  country house museum in Cawthorne, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Colour Experience ⓘ
  former museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire

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  Cooper Gallery ⓘ
  Church Street, Barnsley

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  Cusworth Hall and Park ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Sprotbrough and Cusworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK

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  David Brown Tractor Museum ⓘ
  museum in Holmfirth, England, UK

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  Dewsbury Bus Museum ⓘ
  bus museum in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire, England

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  Dewsbury Canal Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dewsbury, England, UK

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  Dewsbury Minster Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Dewsbury, England, UK

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  Duke of Wellington's Regiment Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Elsecar Heritage Centre ⓘ
  Living history museum in Elsecar, England

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  Elsecar Heritage Railway ⓘ
  railway line in South Yorkshire, England

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  Experience Barnsley ⓘ
  UK archive

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  Handsworth St Marys Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sheffield, England, UK

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  Henry Moore Institute ⓘ
  art gallery in Leeds, West Yorkshire  

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  Horsforth Village Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Kelham Island Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sheffield, England

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  Leeds Industrial Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Magna Science Adventure Centre ⓘ
  educational visitor attraction in Rotherham, England

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  Mappin Art Gallery ⓘ
  building in Sheffield, UK

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  Maurice Dobson Museum and Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Middleton Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway line in Leeds, England

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  Oakwell Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Ponderosa Zoo ⓘ
  zoo in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England

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  Pontefract Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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  Site Gallery ⓘ
   

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  South Yorkshire Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Temple Newsam ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Leeds, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

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  Thwaite Watermill ⓘ
  museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Tolson Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Tropical World ⓘ
  butterfly house and animal attraction in England

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  Wakefield Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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  Wentworth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Stainborough, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Whistlestop Valley ⓘ
  narrow gauge heritage railway in West Yorkshire, England

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  Yorkshire Natural History Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Shibden Hall ⓘ
  historic house museum. in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Leeds City Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leeds, England, United Kingdom, in a former mechanic's institute, later civic theatre building  

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  Victoria Jubilee Museum ⓘ
  museum in Yorkshire

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  Bankfield Museum ⓘ
  textiles gallery, historic house museum, regimental museum. in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Colne Valley Museum ⓘ
  historic house museum, United Kingdom

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  Leeds Art Gallery ⓘ
  municipal art gallery in England, United Kingdom

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  Clifton Park Museum ⓘ
  municipal museum situated in Clifton House on the western edge of Clifton Park in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England

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  York And Lancaster Regimental Museum ⓘ
  museum in Rotherham, England, UK

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  Castleford Museum ⓘ
  museum in Castleford, England, UK

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  Graves Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum, part of Sheffield museums

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  Huddersfield Library ⓘ
  public library in Huddersfield

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  Saddleworth Museum and Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Uppermill, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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  Moravian Museum ⓘ
  museum in Pudsey, England, UK

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  Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery at the University of Leeds  

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  Impressions Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in the UK

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  Bradford Industrial Museum ⓘ
  Industrial museum, mill museum, textile museum, in Eccleshill, Bradford, United Kingdom

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  Mental Health Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wakefield, England, UK

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  Worsbrough Mill Museum ⓘ
  museum in Barnsley, England, UK

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  National Science and Media Museum ⓘ
  media museum in Bradford, United Kingdom

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  National Emergency Services Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Sheffield, England

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  Holmfirth Postcard Museum ⓘ
  museum in Holmfirth, England, UK

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  National Coal Mining Museum for England ⓘ
  coal mining museum in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Eureka! The National Children's Museum ⓘ
  children's museum in Yorkshire, England

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  Royal Armouries Leeds ⓘ
  museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom  

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  Thackray Museum of Medicine ⓘ
  medical museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom  

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  Shepherd Wheel ⓘ
  former water wheel in Sheffield

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  Millennium Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery and museum in the centre of Sheffield, England

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  Weston Park Museum ⓘ
  largest museum in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

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  Leeds Discovery Centre ⓘ
  museum storehouse in Leeds, England, United Kingdom

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  Bank Street Arts ⓘ
  arts centre in Sheffield, England

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  Hepworth Wakefield ⓘ
  art gallery in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  The Tetley ⓘ
  pub in Leeds, UK  

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  Bradford Police Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bradford, England, UK

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  Saltaire Collection ⓘ
  museum in the United Kingdom

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  Warley Museum ⓘ
  museum in Warley, England, UK

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  National Videogame Museum ⓘ
  British video game museum based in Sheffield

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1100 Conisbrough Castle

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1801 The Hollies

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1951 York Gate Garden

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1887 Colne Valley Museum

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1888 Leeds Art Gallery

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1891 Clifton Park Museum

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1929 York And Lancaster Regimental Museum

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1932 Castleford Museum

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1934 Graves Art Gallery

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1937 Huddersfield Library

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1962 Saddleworth Museum and Gallery

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1969 Moravian Museum

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1970 Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery

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1972 Impressions Gallery

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1974 Bradford Industrial Museum

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1974 Mental Health Museum

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1976 Worsbrough Mill Museum

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1983 National Science and Media Museum

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1984 National Emergency Services Museum

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1987 Holmfirth Postcard Museum

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1988 National Coal Mining Museum for England

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1992 Eureka! The National Children's Museum

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1996 Royal Armouries Leeds

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1997 Thackray Museum of Medicine

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1998 Shepherd Wheel

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2001 Millennium Gallery

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2006 Weston Park Museum

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2007 Leeds Discovery Centre

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2008 Bank Street Arts

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2011 Hepworth Wakefield

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2013 The Tetley

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2014 Bradford Police Museum

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2014 Saltaire Collection

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2016 Warley Museum

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2018 National Videogame Museum

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Frameless

Pea Whistle

Footbridge across the railway

Railway Bridge across Long Moor Lane

Kirklees Light Railway - Adult return ticket

View from the train at Kirklees 4

View from the train at Kirklees 1

View from the train at Kirklees 2

Passing loop, Cuckoo's Nest Halt

Kirklees Light Railway (49635260601)

Kirklees Light Railway (49635260986)

• The Kirklees Light Railway Order 1991 - UK Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 2194, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Sandal Castle	castle, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Wakefield Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Conisbrough Castle	castle, archaeological site, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Potternewton Park	urban park	Wikidata
site	garden	1788	Park Square	garden square	Wikidata
site	garden	1801	The Hollies	park, villa, war memorial, rockery	Wikidata
site	garden	1872	Roundhay Park	urban park	Wikidata
site	garden	1951	York Gate Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Abbey House Museum	local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bagshaw Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bishops' House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bolling Hall Museum	local authority museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Brodsworth Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Calderdale Industrial Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cannon Hall	English country house, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Colour Experience	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cooper Gallery	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cusworth Hall and Park	English country house, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		David Brown Tractor Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dewsbury Bus Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dewsbury Canal Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dewsbury Minster Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum		Duke of Wellington's Regiment Museum	regimental museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Elsecar Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum		Elsecar Heritage Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Experience Barnsley	museum, archive, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Handsworth St Marys Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Henry Moore Institute	research institute, art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Horsforth Village Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kelham Island Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Leeds Industrial Museum	industry museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Magna Science Adventure Centre	science center	Wikidata
site	museum		Mappin Art Gallery	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Maurice Dobson Museum and Heritage Centre	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Middleton Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Oakwell Hall	local authority museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ponderosa Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum		Pontefract Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Site Gallery	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		South Yorkshire Transport Museum	transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Temple Newsam	historic house museum, commandry, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Thwaite Watermill	mill, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tolson Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tropical World	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum		Wakefield Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Wentworth Castle	folly, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Whistlestop Valley	heritage railway, minimum-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Yorkshire Natural History Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1420	Shibden Hall	historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1865	Leeds City Museum	theatre building, local museum, local authority museum, art collection	Wikidata
site	museum	1884	Victoria Jubilee Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1887	Bankfield Museum	local museum, textile museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1887	Colne Valley Museum	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1888	Leeds Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1891	Clifton Park Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1929	York And Lancaster Regimental Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1932	Castleford Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1934	Graves Art Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1937	Huddersfield Library	public library, library building, art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Saddleworth Museum and Gallery	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1969	Moravian Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1970	Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery	art museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Impressions Gallery	museum, art gallery	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Bradford Industrial Museum	local authority museum, industry museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Mental Health Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Worsbrough Mill Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	National Science and Media Museum	national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	National Emergency Services Museum	local museum, heritage center, police museum, firefighting museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Holmfirth Postcard Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	National Coal Mining Museum for England	mining museum, heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	Eureka! The National Children's Museum	charitable organization, children's museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Royal Armouries Leeds	military museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	Thackray Museum of Medicine	medical museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Shepherd Wheel	museum, watermill	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Millennium Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2006	Weston Park Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Leeds Discovery Centre	museum, local authority museum, storage facility	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Bank Street Arts	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Hepworth Wakefield	art museum, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	The Tetley	museum, pub, contemporary art gallery	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Bradford Police Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Saltaire Collection	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2016	Warley Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2018	National Videogame Museum	computer museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Pea Whistle		Commons
commons	image		Footbridge across the railway		Commons
commons	image		Railway Bridge across Long Moor Lane		Commons
commons	image		Kirklees Light Railway - Adult return ticket		Commons
commons	image		View from the train at Kirklees 4		Commons
commons	image		View from the train at Kirklees 1		Commons
commons	image		View from the train at Kirklees 2		Commons
commons	image		Passing loop, Cuckoo's Nest Halt		Commons
commons	image		Kirklees Light Railway (49635260601)		Commons
commons	image		Kirklees Light Railway (49635260986)		Commons