United Reformed Church building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Identifier: PLA55
Place name: United Reformed Church building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Type: place
Description: Titus Salt was a devout Congregationalist. The Congregational Church (now the United Reformed Church) was built in 1859 with £16000 of Salt’s personal fortune (around £1.4 million today). The church stands in its own grounds with a small churchyard.

Like the rest of the village, the church was constructed in Italianate style, with fluted columns, tower and scagliola pillars (imitation marble). Two ornate chandeliers of cut glass were suspended from the ceiling, requiring roof trusses to be added at a later date to support the weight.

To the North side of the church is the Salt family mausoleum, where Titus, Caroline and several other members of the Salt family were buried. Following the First World War, a memorial was erected in the church grounds to commemorate those from Saltaire who lost their lives.

The Church is now Grade I listed.
Additional information: Wikidata: Q17526589

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C3b-103: Guide to Saltaire United Reformed Church	Physical Object
C4a-015.13: Saltaire History Club Meeting for June 2009	Physical Object
C4a-017.1: Saltaire United Reformed Church Guide	Physical Object
C4a-017.2: A future in Your Hands	Physical Object
D1-106a-c: Progamme for a play: 'Schooling Miss Martha'	Physical Object
D1-107: notice for a play: 'Schooling Miss Martha'	Physical Object
D1-109: Cast photograph and an advert for 'Schooling Miss Martha'	Physical Object
D1-149(aandb): Programme for the Bells performance	Physical Object
D2-013: Cookery Recipe Booklet	Physical Object
D3-063: Pulpit at United Reformed Church	Physical Object
D3-065: Saltaire Congregational church	Physical Object
D4-003: Extract from 'The Congregational Year Book 1876'	Physical Object
D4-004: Extract from 'The Congregational Year Book 1877'	Physical Object
D4-005: Extract from 'The Congregational Year Book 1895'	Physical Object
D4-022a-b: Letter to the Church and Congregation of Congregational Church Saltaire	Physical Object
D4-024: Letter concerning Salt Statue	Physical Object
D4-025: Layout of the Church	Physical Object
D4-028: Leisure - Religion	Physical Object
D4-029: Lead leaf	Physical Object
D4-035: Leisure - Religion	Physical Object
D4-036: Leisure - Religion	Physical Object
D4-037a: Saltaire Congregational Church guide book	Physical Object
D4-076: Delight at Village upgrade	Physical Object
D4-101: Saltaire Congregational Church	Physical Object
F1b-010: 2003 calendar	Physical Object