Heritage Open Day: Fully Fashioned Memories is a photographic exhibition celebrating the everyday Atkins factory worker at work and play from the 1960s to 2002. The Atkins were a local notable hosiery family whose roots start in Hinckley in 1722 and had a continuous family presence in the area with markers of their achievement including Atkins Building still visible today!
Fully Fashioned Memories is a photographic exhibition celebrating the everyday factory worker at work and play from the 1960s to 2002. Christmas parties, new babies, retirement, all elements of factory social life are captured in this collection.
9 September to 18 September 2026
Atkins Gallery is open Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 . Additional evenings and weekend viewings will be promoted on our social media.