Steampunks descend on industrial museum

By Lindsay Pantry
Published 4th Oct 2015, 15:56 BST
Ryan Bodley, as a snow leopard, and Suzy Ellwand, as a fox. Picture James Hardisty.Ryan Bodley, as a snow leopard, and Suzy Ellwand, as a fox. Picture James Hardisty.
Ryan Bodley, as a snow leopard, and Suzy Ellwand, as a fox. Picture James Hardisty.
LEEDS Industrial Museum at Armley Mills provided the “perfect” backdrop for a Steampunk market this weekend.

Around 1,500 visitors, many in elaborate costume, headed to the museum for the market, which including around 50 different stalls, live entertainment - and even coffee jousting, which was won by a werewolf.

The first Leeds Steampunk Market was held at Armley Mills in October 2013, and it is now held twice a year. Steampunk is a science fiction sub-genre mixing Victoriana and modernity.

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