Saltaire Collection

Items

• D1-088: 2nd Annual Concert with Saltaire Mills Male Voice Choir

  Copy of a poster for the ' 2nd Annual Concert with Saltaire Mills Male Voice Choir' (1925)
• D1-090: Saltaire Prize Choir Piano

  Booklet with Infofmation, Articles and Photos regarding the Saltaire Prize Choir Piano
• D2-019: Children's Fancy Dress Ball at the Saltaire Conversazione 1925

  Envelope containing the programme for the 'Children's Fancy Dress Ball at the Saltaire Conversazione January 19th 1925
• H1-054a: Certificate of Merit for Fred Hanson

  Saltaire Club & Institute, School of Art: Certificate of Merit awarded to Fred Hanson (Donald Hanson's grandfather)
• H2-196a-b: Sir James & Lady Roberts

  Painting of Sir James & Lady Roberts at 'Fairlight' 1923
• C2b-032.5: Drawing of Saltaire in nineteenth century

  Postcard with drawing of a view of Saltaire village from above Roberts Park, showing Salts Mill, Victoria Hall, the church, boathouse and bridge.
• 2019.46.6: 1976 Plan

  1976 plan of Shipley college - black and white - showing annexe hall, rooms, typing rooms, womens crafts, library etc.
• Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition

  During the 1880s there was an increased demand for school places in Saltaire. A new School of Art and Science was built on the edge of Saltaire, behind Victoria Hall on what is now Exhibition Road. To help pay for the costs, Titus Salt Junior proposed a major exhibition that would also be a memorial to his late father Sir Titus Salt. The exhibition was held in 1887, and named the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition to also celebrate the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria. The exhibition was opened by one of Victoria's children, Princess Beatrice of Battenburg. Unfortunately, the exhibition failed to meet its costs and that of the new school.
• Ilkley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Ilkley is a market town north of Saltaire, Shipley and Baildon in North Yorkshire. Ilkley was the location of Denton Hall, a large house in its own grounds that was the home of Catherine and Isabel Salt after they moved from Milner Field in Bingley in the early twentieth century.
• 2022.20: Bygone Bradford

  A book of black and white photographs from the commercial archive of the Bradford Telegraph and Argus newspaper. The book includes views of many events and places in Bradford and the surrounding areas. Includes the following photographs relevant to Saltaire: page 113, the statue of Sir Titus Salt in its original position outside Bradford Town Hall (it is now located in Lister Park in the outskirts of Bradford); page 115, Salts (Saltaire) LImited private fire brigade pictured with their fire engine in 1939; page 127, the Salts Silver Band in the village in 1931.
• Methley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  A viilage near Leeds in West Yorkshire. Titus Salt rented Methley Park as his main home between 1858 and 1867.
• 2024.30: Sir Titus Salt by R Balgarnie

  Biography written by Reverend Robert Balgarnie originally published in 1877. This edition has an introduction by David Ogden who was Librarian at Victoria Hall, Saltaire.
• Woods, Clive

  Clive Woods gave up his life as a teacher and moved to Saltaire in 1986 to continue his researches on Titus Salt and his model village. He opened a bookshop, worked for a while as a caretaker at Victoria Hall, and became a well-known guide, leading tours around Saltaire. Clive helped found the Village Society and became a vigorous campaigner to preserve Saltaire and its heritage. In the late 1980s he was part of the successful campaign against plans to build a major trunk road through Saltaire. He also worked to get Saltaire listed by English Heritage, work that helped prevent the village from being recklessly changed. In the late 1990s he became a leader of the campaign, supported by the local MP and Bradford Council, to have Saltaire recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. This was awarded in 2001, a success widely hailed as the most important for Saltaire since its foundation 150 years before. Sadly, Clive died in 2007 but his legacy is a Saltaire preserved for the future. The Saltaire Collection is proud to host his archive of research documents, books, leaflets and photographs.
• 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 Harold, Lawrence and Isabel stand to the right of the couple. (A3-052 is a different version of this photograph with their fourth child Gordon visible). With 2 copies of the original - 1 full copy and 1 close up of Isabel Salt
• 2025.71: The Salt Grammar School

  The Salt Grammar School. A booklet produced for the Salt Grammar School Presentation Evening held at St George's Hall Bradford Thursday 19th December 1996. The guest of honour was Mr Richard Illingworth, former Salt pupil born in 1963. He played for Worcestershire and Derbyshire cricket clubs. He also played for England and is now an umpire. In 2022 he was voted 'Umpire of the year'
• A1-144: Salt medallion

  Medallion commemorating the erection of a statue of Titus Salt in Bradford Town Hall Sq (4cm) Shows full-height statue and plinth; Around the edge: 'Erected by the people of Bradford in honour of Sir Titus Salt Bart.' ; Date at the base of the meddalliaon -1874. On reverse: A bust of Sir Titus Salt and the words 'Sir Titus Salt Bart'
• A1-145: Salt medallion

  Medallion commemorating the erection of a statue of Titus Salt in Bradford Town Hall Sq (4.cm): Shows Salt statue on plinth. Inscription around the edge reads: 'Erected in Honour to Sir Titus Salt Bart' 'Bradford 1874; Inscription below the statue reads 'R. Eagle'
• A1-146: Salt medallion

  Medallion commemorating the erection of a statue of Titus Salt in Bradford Town Hall Sq (2.5 cm)Shows Salt statue on plinth. Inscription around the edge reads: 'Erected in Honour to Sir Titus Salt Bart' 'Bradford 1874.
• A1-147: Salt medallion

  Medallion commemorating the erection of a statue of Titus Salt in Bradford Town Hall Sq (2.5 cm). Shows Salt statue on plinth. Inscription around the edge reads: 'Erected in Honour to Sir Titus Salt Bart' 'Bradford 1874.
• 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.