Items

• 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.
• 2019.46.34.37: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo showing a display of women's clothes, mainly skirts and dresses in the main hall of Exhibition Building with some girl's clothes in background on right. Dated 1956 in black on the right of the picture
• 2019.46.34.40: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo showing a display of cane work bags, boxes etc on right foreground with textiles including clothing. Photo taken in the main hall of Exhibition Building.
• 2019.46.36.1: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo showing a display of women's clothes in main hall of Exhibition Building including a coat with scarf.
• 2019.46.36.13: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo showing a display of women's clothes in the main hall of Exhibition Building taken from the balcony
• 2019.46.36.14: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo showing displays of furniture, clothing and hats in the main hall of Exhibition Building taken from the balcony
• 2019.46.36.15: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo showing a display of furniture in the main hall of Exhibition Building, with a standard lamp in the centre.
• 2019.46.36.16: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo showing displays of furniture and clothes in the main hall of Exhibition Building
• 2019.46.36.17: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo showing a display of furniture including small tables with a bird table in the centre of the photo in the main hall of Exhibition Building
• 2019.46.36.18: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo showing a various displays of furniture, clothing and hats in the main hall of Exhibition Building
• 2019.46.36.19: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo showing displays of furniture in the foreground with a standard lamp in the centre and clothing in the right background. Photo taken in the main hall of Exhibition Building
• 2019.46.36.2: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo showing a display of women's clothes in main hall of Exhibition Building, including a pinafore dress and a patterened shirt.
• 2019.46.36.29: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo showing the main hall of Shipley College, with views of wooden furniture and display boards. More a photo of the exhibition rather than specific items
• 2019.46.36.4: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo showing a display of women's clothes in the main hall of Exhibition Building. There are some hats in the bottom right hand corner
• 2019.46.39.2.3: Shipley College photo / misc events

  Black and white photo of group of prize giving ceremony ? in main hall of Exhibition Road building. Rows of seats facing two rows of dignitaries at front. Table with plaque and flowers 1970s?
• 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.
• 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.
• 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!
• 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.
• 2019.46.40.1.4: Salt Building

  Colour photo of Victoria Road showing the Salt Building of Shipley College and a number of cars parked in the street. Photograph was taken from the front of Victoria Hall.