Denys Salt Collection
Item set
- Identifier
- COL15
- Title
- Denys Salt Collection
- Description
- Items donated by Denys Salt, great grandson of Sir Titus Salt.
- Associated person or organisation
- Additional information
- Type
Items
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2018.40.8.4: Statement of the ExecutorsThe Statement of the Executors of Lawrence Titus Witham Salt, by the bank apointed to be his executors. The document as the copy of the will is annoation in pencil at the top of the document.
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2018.41.1: Titus Salt Junior Photograph of Titus Salt Junior looking to the left. He was the fourth son of Sir Titus Salt who took over the running of the Salts Mill after his father died. He is the husband of Catherine (nee Crossley, in a decorated frame. -
2018.41.2: SaltaireColoured print of Saltaire with the Mill in the forground and the village behind. Mills by Warren & Lizars.
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2018.41.3: A 19th Century view of Saltaire MillsFramed black and White print of Salts Mill and the village of Saltaire. Taken from a wood engraving and pinted on traditional letterpress machinery [in the Print room, by volunteers] at Bradford Industrial Museum. Framed in a plain frame with a cream mount.
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2018.41.4: Saltaire Mills from the North WestFramed brown and green toned print of 'Saltaire Mills from the North West. The image shows very few houses but the Mill is complete along with the church and Victoria Hall. Victoria Hall was completed in 1869 so this image must be from the 1870's before the building of the village was complete.
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2018.41.5: Denys Geoffrey Crossley Salt 4th May 1918 - 21st December 2014Order of Service and Notice (in English and German) of the death and cremation of Denys Salt who died on - Dec. 2014 and was burried Friday 13th February 2015.
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2018.51: Tree planting by Princess Beatrice A group photograph recording the planting of a tree by Princess Beatrice and her husband Prince Henry of Battenburg when they visited Saltaire to preside at the opening of the new School of Art and Science in 1887. The Princess is at the front centre, with Prince Henry on her right and Titus Salt Junior on her left. Three other dignitaries stand behind them. They are stood partly on grass, partly on a rug next to a tree which has just been planted. The location may be Saltaire Park (now Roberts Park) although the Princess was staying at Milner Field, the home of Titus Salt Junior, so it may have been there. -
2018.52: In Memoriam: Denys Crossley Salt 1916-2014 A memorial book for Denys Salt collected at Saltaire United Reformed Church. Contains many notes from Church members and others of their memories of Denys. -
2018.53: Photographs of stone heads on Victoria Hall An album containing 17 close-up photographs of heads adorning Victoria Hall in Saltaire. The photographs are featured in the original research on the heads - see C2b-236 -
2018.61: Titus of Salts A book about the history of the Titus Salt's company and the development of Saltaire village. It includes photographs and contemporary drawings of the village. -
2018.62: Saltaire Education Pack 1853 to the Present Day An information pack for students learning about various parts of Saltaire life when the village was first built, such as transport, shopping and recreational activities. -
2018.63: Saltaire Building Conservation Policy An information pack explaining Saltaire's building conservation policy. Includes 6 separate booklets covering: 1. Shop front design 2. Maintenance and repair: programme of inspection 3. Home improvement check-list 4. Original designs and detailing 5.. Listed building repair work - advice notes 6. Some questions answered -
2018.64: Saltaire: Our Memories, Our HIstory A booklet written by those who lived and worked in the early 1900s as young students, about their memories and experiences. -
2018.65: Salt High School Magazine The 16th issue of the Salt High School magazine from January 1955, featuring news about school sports, societies and field trips. -
2018.66: Saltaire: An introduction to the village of Sir Titus Salt A booklet introducing Titus Salt and explaining the origins and features of Saltaire village. -
2018.67: Images of England: Salt and Saltaire A collection of over 200 photographs and drawings of Saltaire village, including descriptions and historical contexts. The photographs are created from before the village's creation (1850) to the end of World War Two (1945). -
2018.68: On the Application of Cast and Wrought Iron to Building Purposes.An excerpt from the famous book by William Fairbairn discussing the construction of Saltaire mills.
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2018.69: Titus Salt and Saltaire: Industry and VirtueA book discussing Titus Salt's motivations for and construction of Saltaire, and its contemporary impact in 19th century Bradford.
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2018.70: Saltaire Congregational Church: 1858 1959 Subtitled: Celebrations of the Centenary of the Opening of the Church built by the late Sir Titus Salt, Bart. and opened 13th April 1959. Booklet contains a brief history of the church building but mainly contains the orders of two church services on 5 April 1959 celebrating 100 years of the Saltaire Congregational Church building. Includes a note that the morning service will be broadcast on the 'Independent Television Service' a week later. See also 2018.78 and 2018.79 for booklets celebrating the centenary of Saltaire Congregationl Church (the organisation) that occurred in 1957. -
2018.71: Sir Titus Salt 1876: Centenary events in the village of Saltaire, November 1976 A folded A4 leaflet outlining the itinerary of public events in November 1976 for commemorating 100 years since the death of Titus Salt.
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