Items

• 2024.41: Milner Field - the lost country house of Titus Salt jnr

  Paperback book by Lee-Van den Daele, Richard and Beale, R. David. Illustrated history of Milner Field, a mansion near to Saltaire built for Titus Salt Junior and his wife Catherine. The house was later owned by Sir James Roberts. It has a rather infamous history for a series of tragedies assocatied with it, including the death of Titus Salt Junior at a young age.
• 2024.42: The Bradford Book

  Paperback book with full title 'The Bradford Book: The first-ever handbook/survival guide to the Bradford area' edited by Roger Ratcliffe. Handbook for local residents and visotrs to the geography and history of Bradford as it was in the early 1990s.Mentions Sir Titus Salt
• 2024.43: On Tenterhooks

  Paperback book with full title 'On Tenterhooks - a compendium of textile words, terms and expressions'. Compiled by Eugene Nicholson. A glosary of words, terms and expressions used in the British textile undustry.
• 2024.44: Textiles

  Hadback book by Hugh Bodey. A history of making textiles from ancient times until the twentieth century.
• 2024.45: Pen and Pencil Pictures of Old Bradford

  Paperback book by William Scruton originally published in 1889. History of Bradford from early modern times up to late nineteenth century. Inlcudes many line drawings of areas of Bradford, Mentions Sir Titus Salt's birthplace, marriage and father's business
• 2024.46: Condition of the Industrial Classes

  Paperback book by William Cudworth originally published in the late ninetenth century. Describes the conditions of the working classes in Bradford in the second half of the nineteenth century based on an inquiry 'originated by Sir Jacob Behrens'. Hehrens was a successful textile merchant based in Bradford.
• 2024.47: Human Documents of the Industrial Revolution in Britain

  Hardback book by E Royston Pike. A history of the industrail revolution based on first-hand evidence mainly from official reports of inquiries into various industries, including the textile industry. Mentions Sir Titus Salt and Saltaire
• 2024.48: Bradford

  Hardback book by Joseph Fieldhouse. A history of Bradford.
• 2024.49: Salt and Saltaire

  Paperback book. part of Images of England Series by Dr Gary Firth. Contains many images of Saltaire.
• 2024.50: The History and Topography of Bradford

  Hardback book by John James. Centenary edition 1967. Originally published in 1841. Book about history from middle ages to middle of nineteenth century. Includes 'Topographical notices of parishes' and a pull-out map of the Bradford district in 1832.
• 2024.51: The Bradford Antiquary 3rd series No. 3

  An edition of the jJournal of the Bradford Historical and Antiquarian Society. Contains chapter called 'Crisis at Saltaire' which mentions the history of Salts Mill and discussion about its future.
• 2024.52: Transactionsof the Halifax Aniquarian Society

  Paperback book with the title Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society vol.24 2016 edited by John A Hargreaves. Contains a chapter by Pauline Ford with the title Catherine Salt born Crossley (1846-1930), her life and circle
• 2024.53: Victorian and Edwardian Yorkshire from Old Photographs

  Hardback book by A B Craven. Book about Victorian and Edwardian Yorkshire. Contains mainly photographs with some brief text descriptions. Contains image of Shipley Glen British Temperance Tea and Coffee House
• 2024.54: Memories of Windhill

  Paperback book with full title 'Memories of Windhill captured in words and camera by Bill King'. A collection of old photographs of the Windhill district of Bradford, near to Saltaire. Includes photograph of the Carnegie Library opened by James Roberts (the owner of Saltaire at the time) in 1906
• 2024.55: Historical Notices of Shipley, Saltaire, Idle, Windhill, Wrose, Baildon, Hawksworth, Eccleshill, Calverley, Rawdon, and Horsforth

  Hardback book with full title 'Historical Notices of Shipley, Saltaire, Idle, Windhill, Wrose, Baildon, Hawksworth, Eccleshill, Calverley, Rawdon, and Horsforth' by J Horsfall Turner. A facsimile reprint of the original 1901 publication. See also 2024.57 for the original copy. Book has series of articles on local history which includes Saltaire and Sir Titus Salt
• 2025.10: The century's progress: Yorkshire industry and commerce 1893

  A facsimile reprint of a book from 1893 reviewing trade, industry and commerce in Yorkshire during the nioneteenth century. The first, short part is a review. THe main part of the book is a trade-directory of firms in Yorkshire. Includes drawings of machinery, buildings and products.
• 2025.11: Victorian advertisements

  A wide range of (mainly) illustrated advertisements from newspapers, magazines and trade publications from the ninteenth century. These are grouped into four chapters: Health, Beauty, Miscellaneous, Pleasure. There is a brief forward by James Laver. The title page states that 'Compiled in collaboration wth Ilonka van Amstel from teh collections of Mr Roland Knaster and the British Museum'.
• 2025.12: British entrepreneurship in Poland

  Subtitled: A case study of Bradford Mills at Marki near Warsaw, 1883-1939. A detailed history of the development of a textile mill complex and associated housing in Marki, near Warsaw in Poland. The site was founded in 1883 by Edward Briggs, a worsted manufacturer from Bradford. Marki manufactured worsted cloth for the Polish market. The development of the housing was along the lines of a British model industrial village. There were contemporary comparisons in the British press to 'a second Saltaire' and 'the Polish Bournville or Port Sunlight'. There are many references throughout the book to both Sir Titus Salt and to Saltaire.
• 2025.13: Bradford and the industrial revolution: An economic history 1760-1840

  A history of the industrial development of Bradford and its surrounding areas from the middle of eighteenth century to the middle of the nineteenth. Discusses: land ownership; wealth distribution before the industrial revolution; the transport revolution, including the building of the cancals and railways; the importance of the mineral industries in the Bradford area; the rise of the worsted trade; the urban development of Bradford.
• 2025.14: Kelly's directory of Bradford and suburbs 1912

  A facsimile copy of Kelly's directory covering Bradford and the surrounding area including Baildon and Shipley (which included Saltaire). Comprises a brief introduction to Bradford and then listings: an alphabetical street list with occupants and their trades or form of employment; an alphabetical inhabitants list; a list of trades and tradespeople.