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• Ajeeb, Mohammed

  Bradford councillor and Lord Mayor in 1985-1986
• Albert Road School

  A new primary school on Albert Road in Saltaire was opened in 1878, its creation supported by husband and wife Titus Salt Junior and Catherine Salt. It has remained a primary school until the present day. When it opened, Children at the Albert Road schools were taught in mixed classes of around 40 children, although boys and girls were still seated in separate halves of the room, and corporal punishment was forbidden. At the time, the Shipley and Saltaire Times reported that people were doubtful whether this new approach to education would work. Shortly after their opening, the same newspaper printed a report on the schools and retracted their earlier criticism.
• Anne, Princess

  Only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
• Baker, John

  John Baker was a Clerk of Works at Salts Mill during the early twentieth century when it was owned by Sir James Roberts. He then became Roberts' representative in Saltaire when Salts Mill was sold in 1918. He collected rent for Roberts, gave out pensions and generally looked out for his interests. The Saltaire Collection includes correspondence between Baker and Roberts.
• Balgarnie, Robert, Reverend

  Robert Balgarnie was a friend of the Salt family for over twenty years. Following the death of Sir Titus Salt in 1876, Balgarnie wrote a biography of the founder of Saltaire, the only biography from a contemporary.
• Beatrice, Princess

  Princess Beatrice was the youngest child of Queen Victoria. In 1887 she visited Saltaire with her husband Prince Henry of Battenburg to preside at the opening of the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee, an exhibition to celebrate her mother's silver jubilee, and organised by TItus Salt Junior in honour of his father and to help funding of the new School of Art and Science in the village. The Royal party stayed with Titus Junior and his wife Catherine at thier home of Milner Field.
• Bowtell, Albert E

  Albert 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. Albert sadly died in 2003 but in 2007 his widow Joyce kindly donated his extensive archive of photographs, original documents, Salts-compay objects and newscuttings. Together, these provide an important insight into the textile industry and Salts Mill. The highlight, perhaps, are over 100 original company photographs of the inside, working mill from the early twentieth century.
• Bradford Industrial Museum

  The public museum is a former worsted spinning mill in Bradford. It contains permanent displays of textile machinery, steam power, engineering, printing machinery and motor vehicles as a testament ot Bradford's industrial heritage.
• Bradford Property Trust

  A real estate and property company originally operating in the Bradford area. In 1933 the Bradford Propery Trust purchased most of the houses and shops in Saltaire from the textiles business of Salts (Saltaire) Ltd.
• Bradford Telegraph & Argus

  The Telegraph & Argus is a daily newspaper for the Bradford area.
• Briggs, Asa

  Leading twentieth century British historian
• Byles, Harriet

  Harriet Byles first taught at the Salts High School for girls when Medina Griffiths was headmistress. Harriet became the second, and longest-serving, headmistress of the school in 1886. From what she wrote in her lengthy 'reminiscences', Harriet clearly admired her predecessor and followed Medina's enlightened principles in the education of her students. Her philosophy was that both work and play ‘honestly and heartily done’ was of equal importance. Many of her pupils achieved university places and worthwhile careers.
• C.H. Wood (Bradford) Ltd

  A family-run photographic business founded in 1932 and based in Bradford. Well known for its photography for industry, commerce and advertising. The company was involved in aerial photography of the Bradford district, including Shipley and Saltaire.
• Carr, Henry

  Henry Carr was a renowned British portrait and landscape artist. Between 1957 and 1959 he painted 14 murals showing the stages of textile production at Salts Mill.
• Cattell, Alan

  Alan Cattell is a historian and author who has written several books related to Saltaire and the Salt family.
• City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

  The local government authority for the Bradford area which includes Saltaire. The council was formed in 1974 as part of the national local government reorganisation. Saltaire had previously fallen under Shipley Urban District Council.
• Clarke, Roger

  Roger Clarke is a historian and author who has researched a great deal on Saltaire.
• Coates, Colin

  Colin Coates is a prolific historian of Saltaire. He has produced hundreds of timelines of people, locations and events related to Saltaire, with information taken from such sources as historical newspapers and census records. Colin has donated this set of documents to the Saltaire Collection.
• Collins, John

  General manager in the estates division of Illingworth Morris. John worked at the mill for 11 years.
• Crossley, Edward

  Edward Crossley was a son of Joseph Crossley, a major textile industrialist in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Edward was also an industrialist, an MP and mayor of Halifax, and a keen amateur astronomer. His main connection to Saltaire is that his sister Catherine married Titus Salt Junior. There were financial dealings between Edward and the Salts.