Saltaire Collection

Items

• A1-106: Mrs Titus Salt's Visitors Book & Dinner Guests 1887-1904

  A small notebook with lined paper containing Catherine Salt's handwritten lists and comments. Catherine used this book to help plan social gatherings such as garden parties, formal dinners and parties, including the 'coming out' party of her daughter Isabel. Catherine Salt became a widow in late 1887 so most of the events occur when she was the sole head of the household at Milner Field and for the last two years at Denton Hall in Ilkley. The book contains such things as: - lists of invitees to the events (but not who actually attended). - arrangements of items for parties and the rooms in her house Milner Field where the items were to be located - required items and services from commercial suppliers and trades people - comments on the aftermath of the events, including notes on damages sustained and things that had gone wrong The notebook was used from both ends at the same time, with the book flipped over. Further research is required to understand why there are two different uses. Note that a small number of pages are blank. There are also several loose pages that have been placed in the notebook, apparently with the same type of details as the notebook: 1. A single page listing items and their costs for an event in 1896 2. A double-sided singel sheet with a list of people for an event on 'May 20'. Some entries have ticks against them. 3. A double-sided single sheet for a 'Dance' on May 7 1892. Seems to contain items required fore the dance 4. Four pages mainly containing names of people who had accepted or declined attendance at an event. Also some notes.
• 2024.76: Best Listed Buildings in Bradford

  An illustrated booklet notable listed buildings in the Bradford area. Includes Saltaire Congregational Church, Salts Mill and Victoria Hall
• A3-056: Salt Family: Royal Visits

  Letter from Mary Rouse of Firby Hall, Bedale to 'Kate' Salt (??)
• 2022.95: Bradford Antiquary Third Series No.4 1989

  The Bradford Antiquary The Journal of the Bradford Historical and Antiquarian Society Third series No.4 1988. Chapter entitled ' Cartwright Hall and the Great Bradford Exhibition of 1904' mentions Titus Salt. Contains mention of Salts Mill Records c.1920s to 1980s. Also mention of Saltaire in the Editorial p.85 on the acquisition of the mill by Jonathan Silver.
• 2024.91: The Saltaire Journal Vol.1 No.3 July 2009. A History of the Saltaire Almshouses

  Includes snippets about the Salts Band with photograph, a demonstration of Edison's phonograph at Victoria Hall in 1890, George Salt and a double decker steam tram and information about Titus Salt's early investigations into alpaca fibre. Also includes a book review of Saltaire United Reformed Church 150 years anniversary 2009 church history
• 2018.36.15: Statue of Sir Titus Salt

  Original framed photograph of a statue of Sir Titus Salt. This appears to be the same design as the statue that was originally located outside of Bradford Town Hall in 1874 but is now located in Lister Park in Bradford. It is not clear whether the status pictured is the actual public statue, a copy or perhaps an initial small-scale design.
• 2018.9.4.10: Photograph of Isabel Salt

  Photograph of Isabel Salt at Denton Hall, Ilkley with a dog: Hand-written note on back in Isabel's handwritting; original 2018.9.4.51
• Wilson, Samuel

  Samuel Wilson was Titus Salt's Cashier. He spoke at the major occasion in St George's Hall, Bradford in 1865, when Sir Titus was presented with the famous bust which now stands in hte entrance of Saltaire United Reformed Church.
• Lockwood, Henry Francis

  Influential British architect. In 1849 he formed a highly successful partnership with William Mawson. They designed major buildings in Bradford, including St George's Hall and the Wool Exchange. Sir Titus Salt engaged them to desgn his new Salts Milll and its surrounding village of Saltaire, including its many publoic buildings.
• Sharp, Dorothy

  Over 6,000 Items make up the Saltaire Collection today and it all started with one person, Dorothy Sharp. Dorothy came to Saltaire in 1984 and was employed temporarily at Shipley Library, then located in Victoria Hall. Her first job was to sift through the local history collection to find materials suitable for schoolchildren. Later in 1984 Dorothy moved to nearby Shipley College as an assistant librarian and developed her interest in Saltaire's history. In 1987/88 Dorothy helped set up the 'Saltaire Resouce Base' - to support visiting schools - in the reopened Salts Mill, now a business, leisure and art centre being developed by local entrepreneur Jonathan Silver. Dorothy became known locally as someone who was interested in collecting and preserving materials to do with Saltaire. And so the donations came in, and the Saltaire Collection (as it is called now) was born and began to grow!
• 2020.2.8: The Shipley Times & Express Pictorial

  The 'Shipley Times & Express Pictorial' 1937 booklet was produced as a pictorial record of events in Shipley for 1937. It includes a review of the year. The magazine mainly consists of photographs, with text, on the main events of 1937. This includes the visit to Shipley and Saltaire by King Goerge VI and Queen Elizabeth, along with the street parties and school events to celebrate the Coronation. The magazine also includes photographs of various Shipley personalities, wedding groups and the opening of Hall Royd Methodist Church. The magazine also includes a photograph of Joan Kendall of Katherine Street, Saltaire, for completing 7 years of unbroken school attendance.
• A2-022a: Furniture at Temple Newsam House

  Extracts from Furniture at Temple Newsam House and Lotherton Hall by Christopher Gilbert, from Volume II (1978) & III (1998) - The Salt Furniture by Marsh & Jones
• C3b-132a-c: A Brief History of Saltaire

  A Brief History of Saltaire' Produced by Clerk and Solicitors Dept. Shipley Town Hall (3 copies)
• C3b-151a: Saltaire village, Documents (Places)

  Photocopy of 'Saltaire Monthly Magazine' (Feb-Nov 1871) (Issues 2 to11)
• D1-095: The Saltaire Prize Choir 1901

  Photocopy of booklet: 'The Saltaire Prize Choir 1901'
• F1a-017: Shipley Times & Express Pictorial 1937

  The booklet was produced as a pictorial record of events in Shipley for 1937. It includes a review of the year. The magazine mainly consists of photographs, with text, on the main events of 1937. This includes the visit to Shipley and Saltaire by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, along with the street parties and school events to celebrate the Coronation. The magazine also includes photographs of various Shipley personalities, wedding groups and the opening of Hall Royd Methodist Church. The magazine also includes a photograph of Joan Kendall of Katherine Street, Saltaire, for completing 7 years of unbroken school attendance.
• D2-018.7: The Lord Mayor's Victorian Funday

  The official programme of the The Lord Mayor's Victorian Funday held across the Village including Roberts Park.
• D2-018.8: The Great Yorkshire International Peace Race

  The booklet for the half-marathon titled The Great Yorkshire International Peace Race, in aid of the British Heart Foundation and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
• D2-018.4: The Passion (The Last Days of Christ)

  Leaflet advertising seven performances at Easter in the Salts Mill, titled The Passion by Tony Harrison, from the York and Wakefield Mystery Plays: The Last Days of Christ.
• A1-033a: Titus Salt's statue

  Laminated photograph/article about Sir Titus Salt statue (Town Hall Sq), with photographs of a commemorative medal