Saltaire Collection

Items

• A1-055a-d: Dreams at Sea song sheet

  Cover of a song sheet 'Dreams At Sea', dedicated to Titus Salt, for the Sailor's Orphan Institute
• A1-056: Letter from Sir Titus Salt

  Photocopy of a letter from Titus Salt at Crow Nest 23rd May 1870
• A1-057: Death of Catherine Salt

  Newspaper article on the death of Mrs Titus Salt in 'Harrogate Herald' 29th Jan 1930
• A1-058: Letter seal of Sir Titus Salt

  An original personal letter-seal of Sir Titus Salt
• A1-059: Photograph of Sit Titus Salt

  Engraving from a studio photographic portrait of Sit TItus Salt in about 1870.
• A1-060: Statue of Sir Titus Salt

  Hand coloured print of the statue of Titus Salt outside Bradford Town Hall
• A1-061: The modern Salt family

  Collection of 3 newspaper cuttings on the modern Salt family generations
• A1-061a: Tea urn

  A photograph of a tea-urn made for Titus Salt Junior's wedding aniversery
• A2-028: Salt Family - Residences

  Sale catalogue for the sale of Milner Field Estate, prepared by C.H. Lord - Estate Agent, for sale by Gaunt Foster which did not go ahead as planning permission was not granted. The catalogue includes image of the house both externally and internally at the time of sale, with some images from the Salts family. The details include who the Architect was and who owned the land prior to the Salts. However the Salts family sold the estate in 1903 to James Roberts, but there is no mention of him in in this document. The document looks later in style than the dated 1922 document but further research is requied to establish an accurate date. This copy includes image of the inside of one of the gate houses and a newspaper cutting 'Sir Titus Salt - A man of Two statues' taken from the Times and Express April 20th 1966.
• A2-029a: Ferniehurst and the Knoll

  Article 'Ferniehurst and the Knoll' no author. Both were grand houses in Baildon, near to Saltaire. Ferniehurst was built for Edward Salt, third son of Sir Titus Salt, in the 1860s and he lived there until 1893. The Knoll was built in 1858 for the Salts director Charle Stead. It was later acquired by Sir James Roberts who lived there followed by other members of his family.
• A2-029b: Map of Saltaire

  Photocopy of part of first edition Ordnance Survey map of the site of Saltaire
• A2-030: Milner Field for Sale

  Sale catalogue for the sale of Milner Field Estate, prepared by C.H. Lord - Estate Agent, for sale by Gaunt Foster which did not go ahead as planning permission was not granted. The catalogue includes image of the house both externally and internally at the time of sale, with some images from the Salts family. The details include who the Architect was and who owned the land prior to the Salts. However the Salts family sold the estate in 1903 to James Roberts, but there is no mention of him in in this document. The document looks later in style than the dated 1922 document but further research is requied to establish an accurate date.
• B1-218: Celebrations at Salts Mill

  Photocopy of a reproduction of article 'Celebrations at Salts Mill' by John Mayhall
• B1-218b: Poetry or Bust

  Booklet: 'Poetry or Bust' a play by Tony Harrison. It tells the story of John Nicholson a sometime woolsorter but published playwrite and poet known as the 'Airedale Poet'. Despite some success, Nicholson moved to Bradford and found work with Titus Salt as a woolsorter. He died while trying to cross the River Aire in 1943 in what became Saltaire about 10 years later. Tony Harrison's play tells the story of Nicholson's life and was first performed in Salts Mill in 1993, 150 years after his death and only 100 metres or so from where he tried to cross the river.
• B1-219: The Return

  Copy of 'The Return' a poem by Madge Townend
• B1-220a-m: On the Construction of Fire-proof Warehouses

  Extract from 'On the Construction of Fire-proof Warehouses' by William Fairbairn. Fairbairn was the chief engineer employed by Titus Salt when designing Salts Mill.
• B1-221: Alpaca cards

  Packet of assorted 'Alpaca 'Saltaire' ' cards
• B1-222a-p: Dinner and dance invitations

  Set of 16 Salts (Saltaire) Ltd. 'Staff Dinner and Dance' invitations a. 8th November 1968, pink, number 52 b. 31st October 1969, blue, numer 51 c-d. 30th October 1970, green, number 56 & 76 e. 22nd October 1971, pink, number 86 f. 8th September 1972, green, number 84 g. 28th September 1973, blue, number 97 h-i. 3rd October 1975, green, number 97 & 98 j-k. 30th September 1977, pink, number 40 & 41 l. 22nd September 1978, blue, number 97 m-o 23rd February 1980, blue, number 53, 74 & 75 p. 25th September 1981, blue, number 68
• B1-223: Salts Mill and Museum : A short history and guide

  Contains a brief history and black and white photographs
• B1-224: Death of John Rhodes

  Page from Bradford \Weekly Telegraph 19th December 1913 reporting on the death of John Rhodes. Rhodes was one member of a consortium of four Bradford Businessmen who bought Salts Mill and Saltaire from the Salt family in 1893. (2 copies)