Saltaire Collection

Items

• 2024.150.1: Activities planned for the Conversazione

  A typewrittenlist of activites in Victoria Hall as part of the 2015 Conversazione. The list is arranged by rooms and includes displays, comeercial and social group stalls, and various practical activities. Also includes some activities hosted elsewhere in the village including music performances in Roberts Park and a 'Boat fair' near the canal.
• 2024.150.4: High Tea guest list

  A tabular list of attendees at the High Tea event in the Glen Room of Victoria Hall as part of the 2015 Conversazione.
• C4a-015.29: Abraham Broadbent the unknown sculptor of Cartwright Hall, and Bradford mills at Marki Warsaw...a second edition of Saltaire

  A4 laminated poster for Saltaire History Club for 6th June 2013. 'Abraham Broadbent the unknown sculptor of Cartwright Hall' by Hattie Townsend & 'Bradford mills at Marki Warsaw .. a second edition of Saltaire' by Sarah Dietz
• 2025.52.22: Report on 18th April 2015 Conversazione at Victoria Hall

  A double sided A4 sheet of a report on 18th April 2015 of the Conversazione at Victoria Hall. It was organised by Saltaire Stories as part of World Heritage Weekend 2015
• D3-100a-u: Leisure - Park & Amenities

  Album of news cuttings on Shipley Glen and the Tramway. Also includes photos of Salts High School girls working on farms in 1947 a. Photocopy of newspaper cutting - Sam Wilson's Glenterprise by Geoff Mellor Pg 1 b. Photocopy of newspaper cutting - Sam Wilson's Glenterprise by Geoff Mellor Pg 2 c. Photocopy of a photo of Bracken Hall Green (Shipley Glen) d. Photocopy of photo of Cragg Hebble (Shipley Glen) e. Photocopy of photo of Mr Sam Wilson & 3rd wife f. Photocopy of photo of Mr Sam Wilson & Glen Tramway 1895 g. Photocopy of photo of Shipley Glen toboggan slide c. 1895 h. Photocopy of photo of Shipley Glen Togoggan Slide with Miss Wison & Mrs Wilson i. Photocopy of photo of Shipley Glen Tramway with Miss Wilson j. Photocopy of photo of Shipley Glen Toboggan Slide (dismantled after accident) k. Photocopy of photo of British Temperance Tea & Coffee house at Bracken Hall l. Photocopy of photo of British Temperance Tea & Coffee house m. Photocopy of photo of Switchback on Brackenhall Green n. Photocopy of photo of Cragg Hebble c. 1898 o. Photocopy of photo of Glen Tramway with Sam Wilson p. Photocopy of photo of Glen Tramway q. Photocopy of photo of Bracken Hall (Shipley Glen) r. Photocopy of photo of Rifle Range - Baildon Moor s. Photo copy of photo of group of pupils & teachers who went potato picking from Salts Girls High School 1944 t. Photocopy of photo of group of girls 1947 Stathern u. Photocopy of photo of Salt hospital
• C2a-046a-b: Wedding photograph

  Photograph (with identification information) of marriage of Albert Smith and Alice Ince 2nd Sept 1901. Taken at Victoria Hall
• C2b-086: General William Booth arrives in Saltaire

  Photograph of the arrival of General William Booth of the Salvation Army to Victoria Hall in 1907
• C2b-105a-i: Stonemason's marks

  Collection of 9 photographs of stone-mason's marks on the tower of Victoria Hall
• C2b-286d: Postcards of Saltaire village

  One of a number of folders of mounted postcards and photographs of Saltaire including Victoria Hall and Saltaire Methodist Chapel
• D1-003: Lecture at the Saltaire Institute

  A copy of a report from the Saltaire Magazine of 1871 of the first lecture to be held in the Saltaire Club and Institute on 18 January . The lecture was given by W.F. Barrett of London on the subject of 'Electricity and the Electric Telegraph'. The article reports that there were 600 people present. The lecturer demonstrated ideas using successful experients. Half the article is taken up with a condemnation of the actions of 'boys' in the audience who had 'chewed tobacco, and polluted the floor in several parts of the hall with their filthy spittals'.
• E2-004a-c: Report and Balance Sheet of the Fancy Fair

  3 Photocopy pages from :'Report and Balance Sheet of the Fancy Fair'. The Fair was held in the Saltaire Institute (now known as Victoria Hall) from 12 to 22 February 1896. The Fair was held to raise funds to clear debts owned by Saltaire Schools, largely from the construction of the new Technical School on Exhibition Road, opened in 1887. The document gives thanks to the many people involved in producing the Fair. It reports there was a profit of £3702 and 19 shillings, a large sum at that time. The accounts show the sums raised by the various stalls, and details payments to various entertainers.
• 2019.46.26: 3 colour photographs of Exhibition Road Building Entrance

  Photo 1 shows the front door and mosaic floor. Photo 2 shows the entrance hall and pot plant. Photo 3 shows the entrance hall and notice board
• D1-165: Photograph of attendees of a Saltaire Conversazione

  A photograph of a large group of people in Victoria Hall attending a Saltaire Conversazione. The group is posed with people standing, sitting on chairs or sitting on the floor. All are wearing evening-wear.
• 2024.150.5: The adventures of Al and Mo (aka Alison Paca and Mo Hair)

  An A4 activity sheet featuring 7 twin boxes with a pciture of a mohair sheep (Mo) in conversation with an alpaca (Al). A children's activity for the 2015 Conversazione in Saltaire.
• D1-070: Bradford Beer Festival

  Folder of items on the Bradford Beer Festival in Victoria Hall, Saltaire
• C2b-094a-d: Army Medical Corps

  Photograph of the Army Medical Corps 'Shipley' detachment outside Victoria Hall, Sataire in 1914. Also an extract from the Shipley Times and Express
• 2022.28: Bradford City Hall - A History and Guide

  Coloured paperback book - Map of Bradford on 1st page. Coloured and black and white photographs inside
• D1-070.3: Booklet for the 1998 Great Bradford Beer Exhibition

  The official booklet for the 1998 Great Bradford Beer Exhibition, the first time this exhibition was hosted in Saltaire (Victoria Hall). It features a history of Saltaire and the list of beers available at the festival.
• D1-070.4: Booklet for the 2000 Premier Beer Festival

  The official booklet for the 2000 Premier Beer Festival, the first time this exhibition was hosted in Saltaire (Victoria Hall). It features an introduction to and history of Saltaire, the making of the festival, and the list of beers and entertainment available at the festival and Bradford-based supporting companies.
• D1-070.5: Booklet for the 2001 Bradford Beer Festival

  The official booklet for the 2001 Beer Festival hosted in Saltaire (Victoria Hall), called '2001 - A Beer Oddity'. It features the list of beers and entertainment available at the festival and Bradford-based supporting companies.