On 21 August 1916, during the height of World War I, the Low Moor Chemical Company, renamed Low Moor Munitions Company, Factory No. 182, exploded catastrophically in Bradford.

In the early years of the 20th century, Bradford was a thriving industrial city. Its steep hills and cobbled streets were traversed by electric trams - symbols of modernity and civic progress. But on the final day of July in 1907, a tragic accident would cast a long shadow over the city’s transport history.

In this month’s Curator’s Corner, we shine a spotlight on a remarkable object from our collection: the conductor’s baton of the Bradford City Police Band, presented to Conductor A. H. Chapman in 1902.