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• 2018.36.7: Prince & Princess of Wales planting a tree in Saltaire Park

  Original photograph of the Prince (the future Edward VII) and Princess of Wales planting a tree in Saltaire Park (now Roberts Park) The royal couple have arrived in a carriage (visible in the background) and have walked along a hall rug to a tree to be planted. Prince Edward holds an umberella, and a cigarette, while Princess Alexandra holds the spade. Members of ths Salt family including Titus Salt Junior, his wife Catherine and their children Lawrence and Isabel stand to the right of the couple. ( A3-052 is a different version of this photograph with another chld visible). With 2 copies of the original - 1 full copy and 1 close up of Isabel Salt
• D3-117: Chinese Sculpture

  Chinese stone sculpture found during the excavations prior to building the greenhouses for Shipley College Gardens and horticulture students. It is believed that the sculpture was part of a Japanese Village which was part of the in the 1887 Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition. It is a Taoist scuplture depicting several deities, accourding to a letter from the Deputy Keeper of Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1968. From the left the deities are the Ch'ang the Moon Queen, Ch'ih-chang the Sun King, Shou Lau the God of Longevity with his deer and the central figure is Fu Hsing or Lu Hsingthe God of happiness or weath.
• H2-208.131: Baker Letters - regarding: allotments; Mr Normington; Glynn Thomas; stables and fields; fence surrounding church

  Allotments; Mr Normington; Glynn Thomas no action to be taken; Mr Feather can have stables & fields; Mr Clarke can have land if price is right; Fence surrounding church
• E2-091: Shipley College Main Building

  Architects plans with the title: 'Shipley College Main Building (Bradford City Architects 1992), but the building in the designs is in fact what is now known and was opened as the Exhibition Building on Exhibition Road. Its not clear what the plans were for but an extension is shown to the right of the building which would have gone into the current carpark. The plan referse to proposal 7 which we don't have a copy of.
• Griffiths, Medina

  Medina Griffiths was appointed the first headmistress of Salts Girls’ High School in Saltaire when it opened in 1876. Her progressive views on girls’ education is summed up in her words: 'I would have girls placed on an equality with boys so far as educational advantages are concerned… I would have girls stand in the foremost rank.' Medina introduced a wide curriculum that included Latin, Greek, French, English, maths, drama, art and music. She encouraged the girls to remain in education and take a university degree. Her progressive ideas were built on by her successor Harriet Byles.
• C3a-015: Diary of John Unwin for the year 1897

  The diary of John Unwin for the year 1897 on two two CDs. The first CD contains scans of each individual page of the diary. The second contains a transcript in a Microsoft Works document, and separate individual spreadsheets (in Microsoft Works format) containing the financial information in the diary.
• 2020.16.1: Clive Woods interviewed

  The Audio CD is a partial transfer from cassette tapes of a recording of an interview with Clive Woods, local Saltaire bookshop owner, historian, and heritage campaigner. Clive is being interviewed by Graham Haughton of the University of Manchester. The recording of the start of the interview is of poor quality. Clive Woods talks about his part in the process of making Saltaire into a World Heritage Site. He starts by referring to the reopening of Saltaire Railway Station (closed in the 1960s) in the 1980s and claims that this was the start of the 'gentrification' of Saltaire. He goes on to talk about the campaign agains a proposed Shipley bye-pass that would have gone along the route of Coach Road next to Roberts Park. Clive also mentions some of the older inhabitants of Saltaire, church officials in the village, and Bradford Council having no interest in preserving Saltaire, but how they gradually changed their minds. He refers to the influence of the well-known historian Roy Strong of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Bradford entrepreneur Jonathan Silver. He goes on to talk about the origin of the Saltaire Village Society and the part it played in influencing English Heritage and UNESCO in the preservation and protection of Saltaire.
• A2-045: The south face of Milner Field in about 1885

  Photograph of Milner Field house in about 1885 showing the south face. Milner Field was built for Titus Salt Junior and his wife Catherine. They and their family would have been resident in 1885.
• H2-208.260: Baker Letters - regarding: rent arrears and collection

  Reiterated arrears & will collect rents. Council will not have anything to do with arrears before they take over.
• Almshouses, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Unlike many of his contemporaries, Titus Salt was determined to ensure a decent quality of life for his workers, even after they left his employ. In addition to the many educational institutions he built to allow workers to better themselves, he also commissioned the almshouses on Victoria Road. The 45 almshouses were built to provide shelter for those who couldn’t support themselves, such as widows and injured workers. Although preference was given to workers in Salts Mill and their families, anyone of ‘good character’ and unable to support themselves was eligible. Although this was unusually generous by the standards of the time, residents were subject to strict rules on their behaviour and the maintenance of the houses. In what is now No. 29, there was originally a small chapel to save residents walking down to the Congregational Church. On opening it, Salt is reported to have said: 'My sole desire is that you should be happy, and nothing would give me greater pleasure than to know that you are so'.
• 2022.22: Gordon Terrace, Saltaire and the Saltaire Picture House

  A wooden picture frame containing two photographic picture postcards of scenes from Saltaire. The upper postcard shows Gordon Terrace, a parade of shops along the main road at the top of Saltaire; some shops have awnings extended. The second postcard shows the Saltaire Picture House, now demolished.
• H2-149: Roberts Military Tribunal

  'The Case of Sir James Roberts: The Military Service Tribunal'. Article in the Bradford Pioneer, 1916 concerning an attempt to exempt Joseph Henry Roberts, son of Sir James Roberts, from war service.
• 2018.3.1.1: Davenport soup bowl

  2 Dinner soup bowl, part of a service made by Davenport, for the Salt family. The plate has scalloped edges, with scrolls of foliage in blue with gold edges, on the rim and the centre of the plate. In the Centre of the plate is the family motto in a red edged scroll which reads 'Quid mon deo juvante' and the Salt firms Alpaca logo below.
• 2018.3.1.2: Davenport Dessert bowls

  2 Dessert bowls, part of a service made by Davenport, for the Salt family. The plate has scalloped edges, with scrolls of foliage in blue with gold edges, on the rim and the centre of the plate. In the Centre of the plate is the family motto in a red edged scroll which reads 'Quid mon deo juvante' and the Salt firms Alpaca logo below.
• 2018.3.1.6: Davenport small plate

  2 Small plates, part of a service made by Davenport, for the Salt family. The plate has scalloped edges, with scrolls of foliage in blue with gold edges, on the rim and the centre of the plate. In the Centre of the plate is the family motto in a red edged scroll which reads 'Quid mon deo juvante' and the Salt firms Alpaca logo below.
• 2018.70: Saltaire Congregational Church: 1858 1959

  Subtitled: Celebrations of the Centenary of the Opening of the Church built by the late Sir Titus Salt, Bart. and opened 13th April 1959. Booklet contains a brief history of the church building but mainly contains the orders of two church services on 5 April 1959 celebrating 100 years of the Saltaire Congregational Church building. Includes a note that the morning service will be broadcast on the 'Independent Television Service' a week later. See also 2018.78 and 2018.79 for booklets celebrating the centenary of Saltaire Congregationl Church (the organisation) that occurred in 1957.
• 2018.3.1.3: Davenport plate

  These are part of a collection of decorated Davenport dinner plates purchased by Catherine and Titus Salt Junior. They were probably used for dinner parties, but were definitely used for the Royal Visits in 1882 of the Prince and Princess of Wales (Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra).
• 2018.3.1.4: Davenport plate

  These are part of a collection of decorated Davenport dinner plates purchased by Catherine and Titus Salt Junior. They were probably used for dinner parties, but were definately used for the Royal Visits in 1882 of the Prince and Princess of Wales (Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra).
• 2018.3.1.5: Davenport plate

  These are part of a collection of decorated Davenport dinner plates purchased by Catherine and Titus Salt Junior. They were probably used for dinner parties, but were definitely used for the Royal Visits in 1882 of the Prince and Princess of Wales (Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra).
• 2018.37.6: Large platter

  Large platter, one of a full Davenport, decorated dinner service purchased by Catherine and Sir Titus Salt Junior. They were probably from used for dinner parties, but were definitley used for the Royal Visits in 1882 for the visit of Prince and Princess of Wales.