Saltaire Collection

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• Thorp Arch, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Thorp Arch is a village near Weherby and Leeds in West Yorkshire. It is the site of a home rented by Catherine Salt.
• Ilkley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Ilkley is a market town north of Saltaire, Shipley and Baildon in North Yorkshire. Ilkley was the location of Denton Hall, a large house in its own grounds that was the home of Catherine and Isabel Salt after they moved from Milner Field in Bingley in the early twentieth century.
• Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Harrogate is a large spa town in North Yorkshire. Harrogate was the location of a home of Catherine Salt and also of the 'Roberts' Memorial Home for Invalid and Cripple Children' gifted by Sir James Roberts to the Barnardo's organisation.
• Baildon, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Baildon is a town near to Saltaire in West Yorkshire. Baildon adjoins Saltaire and Shipley to the north, about 3 miles from Bradford. The Salt and Roberts families owned land and properties in Baildon.
• Amerongen, Netherlands

  Amerongen is a town in the Utrect province of the Netherlands. The German Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in a castle in Amerongen after he abdicated in November 1918. Isabel Salt has a tin of acorns that (perhaps) were gathered in the Kaiser's garden.
• Saltaire Methodist Church

  The Church is located in Saltaire on land originally donated by Titus Salt (who was not a Methodist). The original methodist chapel was replaced by the current building in the late twentieth century.
• Venice, Italy

  Venice is a large city in the north east of Italy. The Italiante-styled chimney of the 'New Mill' extension to Salts Mill is based on the design of the Campanile, the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice. Venice was also visited by Sir James Roberts on holiday.
• Stornoway, Western Isles, United Kingdom

  Stornoway is the largest town on the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, off the West coast of Scotland. Sir Titus Salt paid for the first lifeboat to be stationed there.
• Oxenhope, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Oxenhope is a rural village near to Haworth and Keighley in West Yorkshire. Sir James Roberts was born in Oxenhope.
• Haworth, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Haworth is a village near to Keighley in West Yorkshire. Haworth is most famous as being the family home of the literary Brontë sisters. Sir James Roberts, owner of Saltaire and Salts Mill in the early twentieth century, bought Haworth Parsonage and gifted it to the Brontë Society for use as museum.
• Ayr, Ayrshire, United Kingdom

  Ayr is a town on the South West coast of Scotland.
• York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  York is city, established in ancient times, in North Yorkshire.
• Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom

  Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, England about 30 miles from London.
• Victoria Hall, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Originally, this building was known as The Saltaire Club and Institute, with only the main hall called Victoria Hall. Completed in 1871, it was one of the final pieces of Titus Salt’s vision of a model village, providing everything a person needs in life. The institute was intended, first and foremost, to provide a social gathering space for residents (rather than a pub) and, secondly, as an educational institute. The building housed rooms for billiards, bagatelle, chess and drafts, reading, classrooms, a library, a laboratory and a large hall for lectures and concerts. It also housed the Schools of Art and Science, which later moved to the Exhibition Building. Today, the building is managed by the Salt Foundation and provides a venue for community events and weddings.
• United Reformed Church building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  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.
• Uddingston, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom

  Uddingston is a small town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was the site of a large textile factory owned by Salts (Saltaire) Limited.
• Roberts Park, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Originally named Saltaire Park, the 14 acre space opened in 1871 and was free for anyone to enjoy. However, there were strict rules enforced in the park. Among other things, political and religious demonstrations were banned, as were wheeled vehicles and unaccompanied children under 8. By the early twentieth century Salts Mill and Saltaire were owned by Sir James Roberts, Roberts retired in 1918 and in 1920 gifted the park to Bradford Corporation for public use. At the same time, the part was renamed Roberts Park in memory of James's deceased son, Bertram Foster Roberts.. The park was originally reached by a bridge from the end of Victoria Road, over the valley to what is now the West entrance, at the lodge. This bridge had to be demolished after World War II, due to damage caused by tanks crossing to use the area for manoeuvres.
• Railway Station, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Saltaire Railway station was part of the Midland Railway and opened in 1856. The nearby railway, along with the canal, was likely an important factor in Titus Salt’s decision to build his model village on this site. The station closed in 1965 as part of the widespread programme of railway closures. The orignal buildings were demolished in the 1970s. A new station was reopened in 1984 and has services to Leeds, Bradford and Skipton.
• Newton Abbot, Devon, United Kingdom

  Newton Abbot is a market town in Devon in south west England.
• Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom

  Major city in the North East of England.