C3a-081: Story of a life and work in Salts (Saltaire) Ltd

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Identifier
C3a-081
Title
Story of a life and work in Salts (Saltaire) Ltd
Type
Format
Date Created
2013
Creator
Senior, Frank
Description
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.
Associated person or organisation
Senior, Frank
B1-332: Alpaca logo from Salts (Saltaire) Ltd BrochureSalts (Saltaire) Ltd.
Associated place or event
Source
Gift: Smith, Maggie
Rights
Only viewable in the Saltaire Collection
Rights Holder
Copyright Maggie Smith
Access Rights
To view the full story please contact the Saltaire Collection
Abstract
Frank started work at Salts Mill in 1933 in the mill basement, moved to work in the gatehouse, checking visitors to the mill and hoping for an apprenticeship.

After various changes of department, attendance at night school 5 nights each week and service during World War Two in the RAF, Frank became head of the ‘Costing Department’ in Salts Mill – calculating the costs of each type of cloth produced for the sales work force.

He lived through several changes in management of the mill and the advances of new technology – retiring from work there in 1983, just a few years prior to the end of textile production.
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