Salts Mill, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Identifier: PLA83
Place name: Salts Mill, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Type: place
Description: The first building to be constructed in Saltaire, Salts Mill was designed to manufacture textiles on a truly industrial scale. Titus Salt’s intention was to incorporate all elements of the manufacturing process under one roof, rather than each taking place at a separate location as his previous mills in Bradford required.Employing around 4000 workers, the Mill was the very heart of Saltaire.

Part of Salt’s motivation to build Saltaire was his concern over the pollution and living conditions in Bradford. To prevent Saltaire suffering the same issues, each of the chimneys was fitted with an early device to remove pollutants from smoke.

The Mill changed hands many times over the years. Following the collapse of the textile industry in West Yorkshire, processes were gradually moved out of the Salts Mill building. In 1985, the last processes were relocated, and the empty mill put up for sale.

In 1987, Jonathan Silver purchased the Mill and refurbished it into the building we see today. Rather than a single manufacturing centre, the Mill is both the site of multiple new businesses and a cultural hub with shops, an art gallery and restaurant.
Additional information: Geonames: 7535617; Wikidata: Q7406198
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C2a-077.4: Photographs and Memories of Saltaire Folk	Physical Object
C2b-057: Jowett car rally	Physical Object
C2b-061: Salts Mill	Physical Object
C2b-102/1: Albert Bowtell used these slides in talks to various groups. He had two presentations: one about the Salt story, including Salataire village and architecture.; the other was about Titus Salta and Salts Mill.	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/10: South front etching	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/11: South front etching in colour	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/12: Mill chimney	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/13: Demolishing chimney	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/16: Mill yard empty	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/17: Mill yard full	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/18: Lobby empty	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/19: Spinning	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/20: L.S.C. certificate	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/3: Mill etching	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/4: Mill print	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/5: Mill frontage	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/6: Mill & Railway sidings	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/7: Mill south front	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/8: Mill front towers	Physical Object
C2b-102/10/9: South front mill	Physical Object
C2b-102/11/11: Top of chimney	Physical Object
C2b-102/11/13: Mill from park	Physical Object
C2b-102/11/5: New Mill flats	Physical Object
C2b-102/11/6: Bradford Health Authority building	Physical Object
C2b-102/11/7: New Mill flats (132)	Physical Object