Item sets
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Persons and organisations Persons and organisations associated with an item, such as their creator, owner, publisher, or user. -
PlacesNames of places associated with an item, such as the place of creation, or of use.
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Events Names of events associated with an item. -
Berry Family CollectionItems associated with the Berry family who lived in Saltaire during the 20th century, attending local schools and running a shop on Victoria Road.
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Albert Bowtell CollectionAlbert Bowtell worked in the accounts department of Salts Mill for 28 years up to its end as a textile mill in 1985. He was very interested in the history of the textiles business and gave illustrated, entertaining talks on the story of Saltaire. We also have a large collection from his wife Joycert, another worker at Salts Mill. Albert sadly died in 2003 but in 2007 his widow Joyce kindly donated his extensive archive of photographs, original documents, Salts-company objects and newscuttings.
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Briggs CollectionItems donated by Anthony Briggs
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Brook Collection Items donated by local historian Les Brook -
Burrows CollectionItems donated by Dorothy Burrows.
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Clarke CollectionItems donated by local historian Roger Clarke.
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Clive Woods Collection Clive Woods was a local historian, and leading campaigner for the preservation of Saltaire's heritage. He sadly died in 2007, but his large and diverse collection reflects his interests in everything to do with Saltaire. -
Coates CollectionItems donated by local historian Colin Coates.
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Denys Salt CollectionItems donated by Denys Salt, great grandson of Sir Titus Salt.
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Isabel Salt CollectionItems associated with Isabel Salt, granddaughter of Sir Titus Salt
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King CollectionItems donated by local historian David King
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Lady Prudence Salt CollectionItems related to Lady Prudence Salt.
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Lady Mary Salt CollectionItems related to Lady Mary Salt.
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Larvin Collection Items donated by the estate of Donald Larvin. Donald collected information and did research on the history of Saltaire and its neighbourhood. -
Lawler CollectionItems donated by Eddie Lawler
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Local Guides CollectionBooks, leaflets and maps giving information on Saltaire and its surrounding area.
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Moore CollectionItems donated by S Moore.
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Nicholas Salt Collection Items donated by Nicholas Salt, a great grandson of Sir Titus Salt. -
Pace Collection Items related to Pace Micro Technology Limited. -
Personal Memories CollectionPersonal memories, reminiscences, and memoirs mainly associated with working and living in Saltaire.
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Randall CollectionItems donated by Peter Randall
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Rhodes CollectionA donation by John Rhodes of digital photographic images of Saltaire. The photographs are recent (early 21st century) images of a wide range of sites and events around Saltaire.
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Roberts Family CollectionItems associated with the family of Sir James Roberts, owner of Salts Mill and Saltaire in the early twentieth century.
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Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition Collection Items associated with the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition held in Saltaire in 1887. There are many other related items in other collections. Follow the Associated link for the 'Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibitionl' to find out more. -
Salt School Collection Items associated with the Salt School board which included the Boys' and Girls' High Schhols and the Technical School. -
Saltaire Arts Trail CollectionItems associated with the Saltaire Arts Trail, an annual celebration and exhibition of art held in the village since 2006.
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Saltaire Booklets CollectionA collection of booklets related to Saltaire.
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Saltaire Collection The core collection. If an item is not in one of the other collections then it is in this one. -
Saltaire Congregational Church CollectionItems associated with Saltaire Congregational Church. This is now the United Reformed Church.
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Saltaire Festival CollectionItems associated with Saltaire Festival, an annual entertainment held in September since 2003.
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Saltaire Houses CollectionItems associated with the housing in Saltaire.
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Saltaire Memories Group CollectionItems donated by the Saltaire Memories Group, a project that collected personal memories
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Saltaire Methodist Church Collection Items associated with Saltaire Methodist Church -
Saltaire Review CollectionA collection of copies of the 'Saltaire Review' published during the early 21st century.
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Saltaire Village Society CollectionItems donated by Saltaire Village Society, founded in 1984.
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Salts Mill CentenaryItems associated with celebrations In 1953 for the hundred year anniversary of the opening of Salts Mill. There are many other items in other collections. Follow the Associated link for the 'Centenary Trip to Blackpool' to find out more.
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Sharp CollectionItems donated by Dorothy Sharp
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Shaw Collection Items donated by local historian Dave Shaw. -
Shipley College CollectionItems donated by Shipley College
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Shipley Glen & Tramway CollectionsItems associated with Shipley Glen, a green open space near to Saltaire. From the late nineteenth century it was the site of popular entertainment, including a rollercoaster and toboggan ride. The Tramway ran from the edge of Saltaire up the valley side to the Glen. There are many other items in other collections. Follow the Associated link for the 'Shiply Glen' to find out more.
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Shuttleworth CollectionItems donated by the Shuttleworth family
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Stuart CollectionItems donated by Ann Stuart. As an adult learner, Ann attended several creative craft and textiles courses at Shipley College during the early 2000s. She donated portfolios of her work and many designs as example records of what students were doing at the time.
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Thornton CollectionItems donated by Bert Thornton.
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Townsend CollectionItems donated by the Townsend family
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Watson CollectionItems donated by local historian Ian Watson
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Wilkinson CollectionTom Wilkinson was the head of the design office for Salts (Saltaire) Limited, at Salts Mill, from the 1950s. Tom kindly donated a number of his technical design books to the Saltaire Collection. These included a work-book used to develop new designs.
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Robinson CollectionItems donated by the Robinson family. Items are related to Shipley Grange, a large house between the centre of Shipley and Saltaire.
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Wright CollectionA collection of items related to Joseph Wright. From very humble beginnings, and with some very elementary education at the Factory School in Saltaire, Wright went on to great academic achievements eventually becoming a Professor of Philology at the University of Oxford.
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Recently digitised items Items that recently have had digitised media added, such as images, scans of documents, or full PDF versions