Items

• H2-008a: Roberts' letter book 1914-1917

  Book of letters in a red coloured bound ledger, with numbered pages. The letters are mainly typed and are a record of the letters sent by Sir James Roberts while he owned and managed Salts Mill. They cover many business dealings concerning Salts Mill, management of the Mill and Sir James's Milner Field Estate, difficulties in trade during the First World War, the position of his only surviving son in the army during the war. A letter to Mr August Bermann in 1914 dealing with trade in Russia. A letter to Mr Lodge in 1917 discusses the winding up of Belwarp Ltd which was a subsidiary company of Sir Titus Salts Bart., Sons and Co Ltd, based in Argentina. A letter in 1916 to Michael Sadler, Vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds, offers an endowment of £10,000 to establish a chair of Russian.
• H2-009a-c: Selection of Letters from Sir James Roberts

  2 copies of a booklet: 'Selection of Letters from Sir James Roberts' Letter Book' compiled by Ian Watson
• H2-119: The Letters of John Baker

  Booklet: 'The Letters of John Baker' compiled by Ian Watson. John Baker acted as local agent in Saltaire for Sir James Roberts after Sir James' retirement and move from Saltire. The letters contain a great deal of information on land dealings, rents, pensions and other business issues.
• H2-119b: Various Lists from Baker's Papers

  Booklet: 'Various Lists from Baker's Papers' compiled by Ian Watson. John Baker acted as local agent in Saltaire for Sir James Roberts after Sir James' retirement and move from Saltire. The letters contain a great deal of information on land dealings, rents, pensions and other business issues.
• H2-121: Map of Midgley Farm, Coach Road, Baildon

  Map of Midgley Farm, Coach Road, Baildon with a total of the acreage of farm and wood. The types of land (arable, pasture and tennis grounds) have been written on the map in red. Midgley Farm was part of the Robert's Estate and is detailed in H2-001 (Baildon and Shipley Rent Book) and aspects of the management of the farms in the Robert estate are described in the baker letters.
• H2-188a-b: Public access to Saltaire Park

  Letters from James Roberts and C.E. Shipley regarding public access to Saltaire Park (now known as Roberts Park)
• H2-190a-b: Letters from C.E. Shipley to Harold Roberts

  Letters from C.E.Shipley to Harold (Roberts?) in 1919. Letter concerns Shipley Urban District Council taking over the park in Saltaire.
• H2-208: Baker Letter 1918-1922 - Photocopies of originals

  John Baker lived at 5 Albert Road, Saltaire and in 1920 moved to Morecambe. He had been a Clerk of Works at the mill and then became Sir James Roberts representative in Saltaire when the mill was sold. These letters to Sir James Roberts date from 1918 to 1922 when the pensions were wound up. He collected rent for Sir James Roberts, gave out pensions and generally looked out for his interests.
• H2-208.1: Baker Letter 1918-1922 - Photocopies of originals

  Letter to Sir James Roberts, from John Baker dated 11.02.1918 about measurements of wood.
• H2-208.10: Baker Letter 1918-1922 - Photocopies of originals

  List of the pensions paid out during the months of May and June.
• H2-208.100: Baker Letters - regarding: sale of Milner Field Estate and Baildon property

  Mr Robinson buying Milner Field Estate & Baildon property - John to produce a plan
• H2-208.101: Baker Letters - regarding: Plan of Estate

  Plan of Estate
• H2-208.102: Baker Letters - regarding: plan and offer

  Plan & offer - Mr Robinson is only acting for unknown client
• H2-208.103: Baker Letters - regarding: water was out of order

  Mr Scott from Trench Farm stated water was out of order
• H2-208.104: Baker Letters - regarding: Plan sent to Mr Robinson

  Plan sent to Mr Robinson; Offer £60,000 for estate but was too cheap
• H2-208.105: Baker Letters - receipt for water repairs

  Receipt from Mr Baker for water repairs
• H2-208.106: Baker Letters - regarding: sale of Milner House and land; land south of river is still for sale

  Confidential - Mr Robinson & Mr Foster (solicitor) offered for Milner House; Sold to Mr Foster including land between Primrose Land & Baildon Bridge for £72,500 plus furniture; land south of river is still for sale
• H2-208.107: Baker Letters - receipt for petrol

  Receipt from Vincent Ferrand for petrol
• H2-208.108: Baker Letters - regarding: Hirst Lane fields

  Mr Robinson & Mr Anderson re Hirst Lane fields
• H2-208.109: Baker Letters - regarding: reliability of Mr Robinson; sale of cricket field; sale of stable, fields and boat house

  Mr Robinson seems unreliable as he made out, he was acting for Mr Foster and clearly not; a man was looking at cricket field and its potential; Removal vans were at Milner Field; Mr Feather, butcher, wants to purchase his stable & fields; Man in boat house wants to purchase the boat house