Roberts Family Collection
Item set
- Identifier
- COL49
- Title
- Roberts Family Collection
- Description
- Items associated with the family of Sir James Roberts, owner of Salts Mill and Saltaire in the early twentieth century.
- Associated person or organisation
- Additional information
- Type
Items
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H2-100: A hunting partyPhotograph of an unidentified group including a man with a rifle, also a dog
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H2-101a: Group outside a hotelAn unidentified group outside a hotel
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H2-102: Clara DenbyPhotograph of Clara Denby, wife of Ellis Denby, with book by 'Lafeyette'
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H2-103a: Clara DenbyA studio photograph of Clara Denby, wife of Ellis Denby, with a black plumed hat
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H2-104: Salt & Roberts familiesPhotograph of the Salt & Roberts families at a Saltaire Festival Symposium September 2012
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H2-105: Salt & Roberts familiesPhotograph of the Salt & Roberts families at a Saltaire Festival Symposium September 2012
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H2-106a: Jamie Roberts walking his alpacasCopy of a newspaper article about Jamie Roberts walking his Alpacas at Saltaire in 2013
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H2-111a-b: Tales from the Riverbank2 Original Yorkshire Post magazine article 'Tales from the Riverbank'
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H2-113b: Jamie Roberts and his trout farmSection of pages of 'Living Magazine' article 'An Escape to the Country' re. Jamie Roberts and his Trout farm
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H2-114a-c: Who do you think you are3 photocopies of article 'Who do you think you are'
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H2-115a: James Roberts' retirement CasketPhotograph of a casket, with model alpaca on top, and Salt coat of arms on the side
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H2-116: Commemoration plaque for Roberts Park Photograph of the plaque on the presenting of Saltaire Park to the Borough of Bradford by James Roberts. The plaque commemorates Sir James's son Bertram Foster Roberts who had died in 1912. -
H2-117a,b,d: Milner FieldPhotograph of Milner Field from the terrace
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H2-118a: Salts Mill Burling & MendingPhotograph of Burling and Mending Department. at Salts Mill
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H2-119: The Letters of John BakerBooklet: 'The Letters of John Baker' compiled by Ian Watson. John Baker acted as local agent in Saltaire for Sir James Roberts after Sir James' retirement and move from Saltire. The letters contain a great deal of information on land dealings, rents, pensions and other business issues.
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H2-119b: Various Lists from Baker's PapersBooklet: 'Various Lists from Baker's Papers' compiled by Ian Watson. John Baker acted as local agent in Saltaire for Sir James Roberts after Sir James' retirement and move from Saltire. The letters contain a great deal of information on land dealings, rents, pensions and other business issues.
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H2-120a: Plan of Salts Mill and villagePlan of Salts Mill and Saltaire village. Includes list of original 1850s' land owners, and on reverse, a reference. to 1901
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H2-120b: Plan of Salts Mill and village Plan of Salts Mill and Saltaire village. Includes list of original 1850s' land owners, and on reverse, a reference. to 1901 -
H2-121: Map of Midgley Farm, Coach Road, BaildonMap of Midgley Farm, Coach Road, Baildon with a total of the acreage of farm and wood. The types of land (arable, pasture and tennis grounds) have been written on the map in red. Midgley Farm was part of the Robert's Estate and is detailed in H2-001 (Baildon and Shipley Rent Book) and aspects of the management of the farms in the Robert estate are described in the baker letters.
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H2-122: Map of the Milner Field estatePlan of the Milner Field, Stubbing House and Trench Estates copied by Horsfall and Williams Surveyors, Halifax. Hand-written text in the centre of the map reads 'reduced plan referred to by this deed'. The Milner Field estate has been coloured green with the exception of one lot which has been coloured red. Sir Titus Salt Esquire is listed as the owner of lands adjacent to Trench Estate and Saltaire is shown on the map.
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