Items

• F1b-156: Canal barge full of people (on Shipley section of canal?)

  Canal barge full of people (on Shipley section of canal?)
• B1-032/5/15: Canal barge by the New Mill (2)

  A photograph of a canal barge moored in the front of the New Mill. Two men can be seen on the barge with three others standing behind the beside it and one man leaning on the railings.
• C2b-102/18/10: Coal barge on canal

  Coal barge on canal. One of a collection of Slides relating to Saltaire compiled by Albert Bowtell.
• C2b-102/18/11: Canal barge

  Canal barge. One of a collection of Slides relating to Saltaire compiled by Albert Bowtell.
• C3b-312: Leeds & Liverpool Canal leaflet

  Leeds & Liverpool Canal Guide & map (1986)
• F1b-011b: Canal Ironworks Silver Band

  Photocopy of postcard of Canal Ironworks (Shipley) Silver Band 1935
• C2b-102/4/10: Aerial view of mill, river & canal

  Aerial view of mill, river & canal. One of a collection of Slides relating to Saltaire compiled by Albert Bowtell.
• F1b-007: Locks on Bradford Canal

  Photograph of locks on Bradford Canal
• H2-208.129: Baker Letters - regarding: Met Midland engineer; workshop; Hirst Mill and cottages; sale of stables and fields; sale of land between river and canal

  Met Midland engineer; Mr Normington erected workshop; Glynn Thomas occupies Higher Hirst Mill & cottages & may buy mill; Mr Feather, butcher, wants to buy stables & fields; man who bought Clarkeâ??s greengrocer also wants land between river & canal
• H2-208.169: Baker Letters - regarding: Leeds and Liverpool Canal Co; tender for Hirst Lane; repair of water pipes

  Sent letter from Leeds & Liverpool Canal Co; Tender for Hirst Lane is high so asking Mr Wilks of Shipley Council for recommendations - Mr Obank & sons or Mr Starkey; a gardener wants his water pipes repairing
• C3b-305a-e: Apollo canal leisure cruises

  'Apollo Day and Evening Canal Cruises' (5 separate leaflets)
• H2-208.175: Baker Letters - regarding: wanting reply to Leeds and Liverpool Canal Co request

  Wanting reply to Leeds & Liverpool Canal Co request
• H2-208.176: Baker Letters - regarding: Leeds and Liverpool Canal Co possible lease

  Draw the new plan; Already wrote to Leeds & Liverpool Canal Co asking if they wanted to rent
• H2-208.167: Baker Letters - request for stone from quarry

  Letter from the Leeds & Liverpool Canal company wanting a few boat loads of stone from quarry near Hirst Wood
• 2022.72: Photographic postcards of Saltaire and Shipley from the early twentieth centuries

  Black and white photographic postcards of various scenes in and near Saltaire and Shipley. Includes: a view of Salts Mill from the United Reformed Church; the bandstand and the status of Sir Titus Salt in Roberts Park; the canal lock near Hirst Wood (about a mile from Saltaire); Market Place in Shipley; the Otley Road bridge over the river AIre in Shipley.
• B1-300: Salts Mill - General

  Photograph showing canal barges unloading coal on the Leeds and LIverpool canal
• Liverpool, United Kingdom

  Liverpool is a major city on the north western coast of England. Liverpool is an important port, rising in prominence during the Industrial Revolution. Many raw materials and finished goods for the Salt textile business were routed through Liverpool. The Leeds-Liverpool canal was built during the late eighteenth century and siting Saltaire next to the canal was an important point for Titus Salt when deciding the location of his new mill and village.
• 2019.22.1: A Walk From The Towpath -Saltaire

  A guide to walking the canal at Saltaire
• 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.
• 2021.4.8.3: Conveyance of Hirst Mills

  The handwritten conveyance, dated 5th January 1921, is an original deed, transferring Hirst Mills and Hirst House, and land behind the house between the river and the canal, to Glyn Thomas. Registered at the West Riding Registry of Deeds 17th January 1921. The conveyance includes a coloured plan of the land referenced in the deed