The Atkins Family: A Local Legacy in Industry
Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1QU
The Atkins Family: A Local Legacy in Industry 9 September to 18 September 2026
This exhibition presents the Atkins family tree, stretching across the gallery wall to chart more than a century of leadership, industry management, and civic responsibility. The Atkins family built, owned, and operated the Atkins Building throughout its factory years from 1875 to 2002, shaping the industrial identity of Hinckley and contributing to the town’s economic and social life.
At the heart of the display are framed formal portraits of the family members who served on the company board, trade organisations, local charities, and other civic bodies. These photographs were originally taken to document their official roles and offer a rare visual record of this notable hosiery industry family’s public presence.
This exhibition is presented in partnership with Hinckley & District Museum and Hinckley Unitarians of the Great Meeting Chapel.
Timings
- Friday 11 September:
- 09:00-17:00
- Monday 14 September:
- 0900 - 1700
- Tuesday 15 September:
- 0900 - 1700
- Wednesday 16 September:
- 0900 - 1700
- Thursday 17 September:
- 0900 - 1700
- Friday 18 September:
- 0900 - 1700
Location & directions
Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1QU
- Directions:
- By Bus Atkins Building is on a major bus route with regular services to Leicester, Earl Shilton, Barwell, Nuneaton and Coventry and is a less than 10 minute walk from Hinckley Bus Station. By Train Hinckley Railway Station is on the CrossCountry route. There are typically trains every hour to/from Birmingham New Street (westbound) and Leicester (eastbound). The Atkins Building is a half-mile walk from the station, via Station Road, across the Market Place and along the end of Regent Street to Lower Bond Street. Parking information Lower Bond Street, LE10 1QU with 82 standard bays, three disabled bays and one motorcycle bay. Holliers Walk, LE10 1QW with 32 standard bays, two disabled bays and one motorcycle bay There are Blue Badge disabled parking bays available at the rear of Atkins Building, accessed from Druid Street via a shared driveway with NWSLC, a Further Education College.
- Contact on day:
- Rebecca Wilbur
- Telephone number:
- +441455247070
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Atkins Gallery at Atkins Building has full wheelchair access via a platform lift or straight from the pavement a little further from the entrance near the Holly Bush building. Atkins Gallery has a unisex disabled toilet which also includes a wall mounted baby change table.
Additional information
Atkins Gallery will be hosting a second exhibition for Heritage Open days at the same time. Fully Fashioned Memories 9 September to 18 September 2026 This exhibition celebrates the everyday factory worker at work and play with objects, photos and stories from the 1960s to 2002. Christmas parties, new babies, retirement, all elements of factory social life are captured in this collection.
