Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Item

Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Identifier
PLA1
Place name
Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Type
place
Description
Saltaire is an area on the Western edge of Shipley in West Yorkshire. The village was created from the 1850s onwards by Bradford industrialist Titus Salt as a location for a new textile mill and homes and amenities for its workers. The village had many public buildings and amenities including: shops, schools, a dining hall, a Club and Institute, and a public park with sporting areas.

Most of the village remains intact today. In 2001 Saltaire became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Additional information
Geonames: 2638652
Wikidata: Q838920
Item sets
Places
Media
Plan of Salts Mill and village

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Items with "Associated place or event: Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom"
Title Class
2019.17.1: World Heritage Weekend Physical Object
2019.17.2: World Heritage Weekend Physical Object
2019.18.1: World Heritage Weekend Physical Object
2019.19: Saltaire Festival Weekend 2006 Physical Object
2019.20.2: Saltaire Festival Weekend 2013 Physical Object
2019.22.1: A Walk From The Towpath -Saltaire Physical Object
2019.28a: Aerial view of Saltaire Physical Object
2019.28c: Aerial view of Saltaire Physical Object
2019.31.1: Saltaire: The origins of a model industrial community Physical Object
2019.33: Herbert Hey (1881-1942) Physical Object
2019.34: Moss Samuel Myers (1864-1944) Physical Object
2019.35: Arthur Reminton Hollins (1878-1929 Physical Object
2019.36: Sir Titus Salt. Baronet: His Life and its Lessons. Physical Object
2019.45.2: Saltaire Emmigrants Physical Object
2019.46.1: Typing class Physical Object
2019.46.14: Basketry Display Physical Object
2019.46.17: Library/classroom corner Physical Object
2019.46.18: Typewriter Physical Object
2019.46.19: Two crests Physical Object
2019.46.2: People in the library Physical Object
2019.46.20.1: Clothing display Physical Object
2019.46.20.2: Household textiles displays Physical Object
2019.46.20.3: Furniture Displays Physical Object
2019.46.20.4: Photography displays Physical Object
2019.46.28: Programme for public speaking dinner, Shipley Institute of Further Education 1966 Physical Object