Milner Field was a neo-gothic mansion built for Titus Salt Junior and Catherine Salt. They purchased Milner Field Estate on the ourskirts of Bingley in 1869. An existing manor house and farm were demolished and replaced with a new house, completed in 1871, and a new model farm. At Milner Field, the Salts hosted the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1882 when they were visting Bradord. In 1887 Princess Beatrice and her husband also stayed at the house while visting to open the new School of Art and Science in Saltaire.
New Lanark was founded in 1785 as the site of a new cotton mill and housing for its workers. Under the later progressie ownership of Robert Owen the site became famous. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Northcliffe is an area on the south side of the Aire Valley near to Saltaire. It was a site of woods, agriculture, coal mining and stone quarrying from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century, In 1919 Norman Rae, a local mill owner and MP for Shipley, donated £12,500 to the local council to purchase 114 acres of Northcliffe for use by the public. It is now a park, allotments and playing fields.
Saltaire Railway station was part of the Midland Railway and opened in 1856.
The nearby railway, along with the canal, was likely an important factor in Titus Salt’s decision to build his model village on this site.
The station closed in 1965 as part of the widespread programme of railway closures. The orignal buildings were demolished in the 1970s. A new station was reopened in 1984 and has services to Leeds, Bradford and Skipton.
Originally named Saltaire Park, the 14 acre space opened in 1871 and was free for anyone to enjoy. However, there were strict rules enforced in the park. Among other things, political and religious demonstrations were banned, as were wheeled vehicles and unaccompanied children under 8.
By the early twentieth century Salts Mill and Saltaire were owned by Sir James Roberts, Roberts retired in 1918 and in 1920 gifted the park to Bradford Corporation for public use. At the same time, the part was renamed Roberts Park in memory of James's deceased son, Bertram Foster Roberts..
The park was originally reached by a bridge from the end of Victoria Road, over the valley to what is now the West entrance, at the lodge. This bridge had to be demolished after World War II, due to damage caused by tanks crossing to use the area for manoeuvres.