Saltaire Collection

Items

• 2019.58: Boldness Be My Friend

  A paperback book 'Boldness Be My Friend - Remembering Bob Cryer MP' by Bradford Libraries
• 2019.60: Here To Stay

  Here To Stay-Bradford's South Asian communities (A pictorial guide) by Bradford Heritage Recording Unit
• 2020.18: Bright Boots

  Autobiography of the life of Fred Greswell. He owned Bradford Property Trust which bought the village of Saltaire from Salts (Saltaire) Ltd. in 1933. Fred Gresswell 1890-1985 startred work in the grocery trade, then moved into Insurance and then property management
• 2020.3: ROCZNIK MARECKI

  The book is in Polish and relates the story of the model town of Marki in Poland. Edward Briggs of Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, built his spinning mill and accommodation in the town in the mid-1880s. It is said that the principle of his model village was taken from the model village of Saltaire in Shipley in the West Riding of Yorkshire. There is one short section in English, which appears to be the script of a play about the Briggs family and the founding of the mill.
• 2021.11.1: Salts Mill- The Owners and Managers 1853-1986

  Salts Mill- The Owners and Managers 1853-1986 by Maggie Smith and Colin Coates. With a black and white photograph of Sir Titus Salt on the front cover.
• 2021.11.2: Salts Mill- The Owners and Managers 1853-1986

  Salts Mill- The Owners and Managers 1853-1986 by Maggie Smith and Colin Coates. With a black and white photograph of Sir Titus Salt on the front cover.
• 2021.20: Saltaire: A Picture Story Book

  Saltaire: A Picture Story Book by Brian Palmer - Poems and paintings of Saltaire by Brian Palmer
• 2022.23: Saltaire: Hidden Histories

  The History of the Dining Hall and the Saltaire Club and Institute: 1855 to 1955 - Includes colour and black and white photographs.
• 2023.2: The life and work of Mohammed Aziz 1929-

  A personal history given by Aziz of his migrating to the United Kingdom to work in the textile industry. Aziz worked at Salts Mill in the 1980s during its last few years before closure. Aziz gave this account of his life to Saltaire Collection volunteer Maggie Smith.
• 2025.131: European Heritage Industrial Villages Conference in Turin on 11th October 2025

  European Heritage Industrial Villages Conference in Villaggio Leumann, Turin on 11th October 2025 1. Summary Report of an October conference at Villaggio Leumann, Turin, for Industrial Communities founded in the 19th and early 20th centuries 2. An A5 brochure explaining the history of Crespi d'Adda - 'The History of a Feat' (English) 3. A 15 page bound booklet exploring Villaggio Leumann in English and Italian 4. An A5 booklet for Panzano II Villaggio Operaio di Monfalcone (Ship Building Heritage), 52 pages with maps of the site 5. A postcard sized brochure with hand painted images for Crespi d'Adda 6. A metal pin with the logo of Kores Culturale Associazione 7. Piedmont Restaurant Menu 8. A 3 fold leaflet about Villaggio Leumann in English 9. The programme for the conference in English 10. Information about the Kores Culturale Associazione 11. Brochure of Villaggio Leumann images 12. Conference Programme Booklet 13. Key ring with small cotton swatch in green, with black, yellow and grey trim 14. Crespi D'Adda Storia di una impresa by Giorgio Ravasio in Italian 15. Crespi d'Adda UNESCO World Heritage Site in Italian and English
• 2025.69: Historical Map of Bradford - Wool Capital of the World

  Town & City Historical Maps No.22. The map shows major medieval and later buildings standing in 1921, places of historic interest and includes an introduction and explanatory gazetteer
• A2-010a-b: The annual staff party at Milner Field

  A photograph from annual staff party at Milner Field, with description & notes by Roger Clarke.
• B1-479: Donald Hanson: an Extraordinary Life

  Booklet: 'Donald Hanson- An Extraordinary Life' by Maggie Smith (2013), self printed with a spiral binding. Biography of Donald Hanson who was manager of Salts Mill whilst it was owned by Ilingworth Morris. His Great Grandfather William Hanson was Chief Engineer for Sir Titus Salt
• C3a-080: Remarkable Journeys to Work in Salts Mill: 1947-8

  Remarkable Journeys to Work in Salts Mill: 1947-8: Three stories of Polish people who experienced the horrors of World War2 - to later find employment in Salts Mill and new lives in the Bradford District of West Yorkshire' by Maggie Smith.
• C3a-081: Story of a life and work in Salts (Saltaire) Ltd

  Story of a life and work in Salts (Saltaire) Ltd - Frank Senior, researched and compiled by Maggie Smith. Includes account of being born in 1918 and growing up in Saltaire, and of working at Salts Mill as a textile designer, and in the costing department.
• C3a-089: Edward Stanners: Managing Director of Salts Mill 1979-1984

  Personal account of working at Salts Mill, especially as the final managing director before closure of the mill in the 1980s
• F1a-173a-b: The Italian Contribution to Shipley Textile Manufacturing. The Ricciardo (Mackin) Sisters' story from 1957

  The story of Italian sisters Dora and Margherita Mackin with refrences to Velia Campbell (all nee Ricciardo). Account of their early lives in Italy and then travelling to Britain in the 1950s to work in the textile industry.
• F1a-321: History of The Bradford Property Trust 1928-1978

  Booklet: 'History of The Bradford Property Trust 1928-1978' by John Brennan (1978). The Bradford Property Trust purchased the village of Saltaire from Salts (Saltaire) Limited in 1933.