Saltaire Club and Institute

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Saltaire Club and Institute
Identifier
PAR146
Name
Saltaire Club and Institute
Description
The Saltaire Club and Institute opened in 1870 and was based in a large new building on Victoria Road, above Salts Mill. The building is now referred to as Victoria Hall.

Although not part of the temperance movement, Titus Salt was staunchly opposed to the construction of a public house in his village, having seen many workers in Bradford drink their wages away as soon as they were paid and fail to provide for their families. Residents were free to drink at home or at pubs outside the village but Salt hoped they would be attracted by the more immediate Social Club and Institute.

The founding rules of the Club and Institute stated that its objects were 'to afford to the inhabitants of Saltaire, and its neighbourhood, the means of social intercourse, mutual help, mental and moral improvement and rational recreation, also to afford facilities for holding meetings of Friendly and other Societies'.

There was a small quarterly charge for membership, whch was open to men, women and young people over the age of 13.

The building housed rooms for billiards, bagatelle, chess and drafts, reading, classrooms, an extensive library, a laboratory and a large hall for lectures and concerts. In the 1880s it housed the Schools of Art and Science before they moved to the purpose-built Exhibition Building.

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2022.23: Saltaire: Hidden Histories Physical Object
2024.36: Descriptive Index Catalogue of the Library of the Saltaire Club and Institute Physical Object
C2b-328: Technical Lecture in Victoria Hall Physical Object
C3b-571: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 1 Physical Object
C3b-572: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 2 Physical Object
C3b-581: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 3 Physical Object
C3b-582: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 4 Physical Object
C3b-583: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 5 Physical Object
C3b-584: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 6 Physical Object
C3b-585: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 7 Physical Object
C3b-586: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 8 Physical Object
C3b-587: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 9 Physical Object
C3b-588: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 10 Physical Object
C3b-589: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 11 Physical Object
C3b-590: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 12 Physical Object
C3b-591: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 13 Physical Object
C3b-592: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 14 Physical Object
C3b-593: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 15 Physical Object
C3b-594: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 16 Physical Object
C3b-595: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 17 Physical Object
C3b-596: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 18 Physical Object
C3b-597: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 19 Physical Object
C3b-598: Timeline for 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 20 Physical Object
C3b-599: Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 21 Physical Object
C3b-600: 'Saltaire Institute & Victoria Hall - part 22 - 1943-1944 Physical Object