Items

• D3-031d: Suffragettes at Shipley Glen: Great Sunday demonstration

  A photocopy of a newspaper article from an unnaed newspaper describing a suffragette meeting on Shipley Glen on Sunday 31 May 1908. The article seems to be a copy of the one in the Yorkshire Daily Observer of 1 June - see D3-031c. The leading activist Emmelinbe Pankhurst, (Honorary Secretary of the Women's Soical and Political Union) addressed a large crowd (estimated to be several tens of thousands). Mary Gawthorpe, Nellie Kenny, Adela Pankhurst and "Mrs Baines and others" also spoke. Large number of police were present to keep order, from what is reported as being a rowdy crowd.
• 2018.9.6: possessions

  Assorted objects collected and kept by Isabel Salt. Includes: framed sketches, tin box and acorns, handbag, spectacles, party games, ammunition, champagne cork, mirror, pocket calendar and Cremation Society identity card more details below: There is no item 1. 2) Wooden hinged double picture frame. Contains two pencil sketches of a boy and girl [Isabel and Lawrence Salt]. [Late 19th century]. 3) Box. Tin previously containing acorns and accompanying card 10cm wide x 6cm high x 2.5cm deep. Yellow and blue with black lettering: 'The 'Allenburys' Glycerine and Blackcurrant Pastilles. Made from the fresh ripe fruit. Manufactured by Allen & Hanburys Ltd London'. Late 19th or early 20th century. 4) Box. 20cm radius x 8cm deep. Covered in floral fabric. (Faded to brown but original colours on red ground visible under lid). Label on bottom: 'Pomme d'Or Harrogate'. Late 19th or early-mid 20th century. 5) Luggage tag. 12cm wide x 7.5 cm high. Brown leather with embossed S. Strap with buckle. Late 19th or early-mid 20th century. 6) Two hair curling tongs, with case labelled 'Salt. OXTED. Surrey'. Early-mid 20th century. 7) Spectacles and case. Animal skin case, 14cm wide x 6cm high x 2cm deep. Round spectacles with translucent orange frames. Chamois glasses cleaning cloth. 'Norman J. Fordham. 5 Station Approach, Oxted'. Early-mid 20th century. 8) 'Valentine's Party Games. The Shepherd's Garden.' Cardboard box, slightly damaged, 16cm high x 11cm wide, containing 8 cards. Box and cards with coloured picture of shepherd presenting floral wreath to shepherdess. Inside of card contains riddling poem with missing words. Separate sheet listing answers to riddles. Made by Valentine and Sons, Dundee and London. Also contains two handwritten cards 11cm high x 9cm wide with instructions to games, 'Find Me!' and 'Hide and Seek' with blank paper folded round them. Back of cards contain printed advertisement for 'White Elephant' stall for Oxted and Limpsfield Congregational Church. C1915. 9) Twelve acorns and card giving provenance. Previously in 'Allenburys' tin box. Mauve card, 6cm high x 9cm wide, reads: 'These were picked up by ? in the grounds of the Palace of Doorn (Holland) where the Ex Kaiser was living'. (Doorn crossed through. ?illegible written above). Reverse of card printed: 'In Aid of the Harrogate Infirmary Building Fund. Pageant of English Literature by the Girls of the Harrogate College. Saturday, July 23rd, at 8.15 pm. Admission 5s.'. Autumn 1918. 10) Ammunition. Labelled as shrapnel / shell. Card 11 cm high x 9cm wide. 'Oxted Trophies 1940-4', listing 5 labelled items. Original card: 'Lady Benn, At Home'. C1942. 11) Champagne cork. Cork, metal top. 4cm high x 2cm wide x 2cm deep. Veuve Pommery. 1943. 12-16) Handbag. 28cm wide x 21cm high x 3cm deep. Curved wooden handle with wooden clasp. Tapestry fabric. Lined interior with pocket. With four accompanying items: Pair of spectacles (broken). Possibly tortoiseshell frames. Metal arms. Mirror. 8cm long x 6cm wide. Tarnished. Cremation Society membership identity card, belonging to Isabel Salt, Springwood, Oxted, Surrey [1939]. Pocket calendar, 1948. Booklet 6cm high x 4cm wide. Picture of flowers on cover.
• 2021.9: Ink pot

  China inkpot with coloured stencils of a Shipley badge on one side and one of Hall Royd Methodist Church on the other side
• C2b-115a-b: View of Saltaire from roof of United Reformed Church

  2 photocopies of two photos taken from scaffolding at the top of Saltaire United Reformed Church during roof repairs
• C2b-122: View of United Reformed Church

  Photocopy of two photos taken from scaffolding at the top of Saltaire United Reformed Church during repairs - showing men working on the portico and leading the portico roof
• C2b-123: View of United Reformed Church roof and Roberts Park

  Photocopy of two photos taken from scaffolding at the top of Saltaire United Reformed Church during roof repairs - showing church roof and Roberts Park
• C2b-124: View of United Reformed Church

  Two photos taken from scaffolding at the top of Saltaire United Reformed Church - 1 photo showing gold-leaved acanthus element
• C2b-126: United Reformed Church spire and acanthus

  Photocopy of two photos taken from scaffolding at the top of Saltaire United Reformed Church during roof repairs - 1 photo showing gold-leaf acanthus , 1 photo showing gold spire
• C2b-127a-b: United Reformed Church spire

  2 photocopies of a photograph of multipile shots of the spire taken down from top of Saltaire United Reformed Church during roof repairs
• C2b-145: Two postcards showing Roberts Park and the almshouses

  Laminated copy of two postcards. One of women with pram sat in Roberts Park by Bandstand (coloured); One of the top section of Victoria Road showing the Almshouses
• C2b-163: View from Victoria Hall

  Photograph taken from the top of Victoria Hall tower
• C2b-215a: Railway line at Hirst Wood, Saltaire

  Black and White photograph (print) of the railway line from Saltaire going through 'Hurst Wood' (may be a miss spelling of Hirst Wood) with several people waiting at a crossing. Three people sat on a the top of a gate. A steam-train is in the distance.
• C2b-380d: Saltaire village Images (Places)

  Photograph taken at the top of Salts Mill - Looking down on Victoria Hall, Saltaire
• C2b-380f: Saltaire village Images (Places)

  Photograph taken on the top of Salts Mill Chimney - Looking down on the Congregational Church & the allotments
• H2-125c: Milner Field mortgage document - Schedule

  Copy of third part of a 3 part mortgage document between Titus Salt Junior and John Crossley regarding Milner Field Estate and Stubbing House estate. The third part has text at the top regarding the details of the mortgage agreement. The bottom two thirds is a schedule for the payment of the mortfg the detsecond part is a long handwritten text with all of the legal details of the mortgage.
• 2024.132: Postcard to commemorate the issue of the David Hockney stamp featuring Salts Mill on 4th May 1999.

  Limited edition coloured postcard to commemorate the issue of the David Hockney stamp featuring Salts Mill on 4th May 1999. Number 832 of 2000 First Day Cover Issues with stamp in top right corner
• E1b-122a-g: Education, Schools (Images)

  A collection of 21 photos of Saltaire High School: a) 2 colour photos of Salts Building at dusk with the building lit from inside b) 3 colour photos of Salt Building from Victoria Hall upper floor & 1 from Victoria Road c) 4 colour photos of Saltaire - 2 of street above the Saltaire Building from Victoria ROad; 2 of the top corner of the Saltaire Building d) 4 colour photos of Saltaire Building all different taken from Victoria Road e) 1 colour photo of Salts Building at dusk wit the building lit from inside f) 3 black & white photos of Salts Building at dusk wit the building lit from inside g) 2 colour photos of Salt Building from Victoria Hall & 1 colour photos of street above the Saltaire Building from Victoria ROad