Saltaire Collection

Items

• A3-123a-c: Photograph of the Chinese sculpture

  Photographs of the Chinese sculpture from the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition of 1887
• A3-124a-c: Salt Family: Royal Visits

  3 copies of a photograph of the 'Chinese Carving' from the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition of 1987
• C2b-067: Tram shed in Exhibition Road

  Photograph of building new tram shed in Exhibition Road, Saltaire
• E2b-006: Princess Anne visits Shipley College

  Set of 11 photographs relating to Princess Anne's visit to Shipley College in 1996 for the opening of the refurbished Exhibition Building.
• E2b-007: Arrival of Princess Beatrice

  Photograph of the arrival of Princess Beatrice at the Exhibition Building in 1887. Princess Beatrice opened the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition being held in Saltaire.
• E2b-010a,b,c: Education - Shipley College : Images

  A large A1 photograph-print (a); A4 mounted-board (b) & A 4 cream lamainated (c) of Princess Beatrice arriving for the opening of the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition and the School of Arts & Science (6th May 1887)
• E2b-036a,b,c: Students in the College gardens

  Photograph of students in the College gardens (now the Silver Building and greenhouses) where the students learned horticulture. The images shows the students working on separate laid out beds, growing flowers, fruit and vegetables. The greenhouse that ran the length of the garden parallel to Caroline Street. During the preparation for building this greenhouse in 1967 (circa) a Chinese sculpture was discovered (now part of the Collection) it is believed this was part of the Japanese village that was an exhibit in the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition in 1887.
• 2019.2.7.1: Photograph of the Bailey Family

  Laminated Photograph of the Bailey Family with letter on rear explaining - 1887 Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition Souvenir glass. Engraved 'Mother - present from Saltaire Exhibiton 1887' (2019.2.7)
• A3-012d: Salt Family: Royal Visits

  Framed Photograph of silk picture woven for 1887 Exhibition
• A3-039c: Salt Family: Royal Visits

  1 Laminated copy of a photograph of the Taxidermist stand at the Royal Exhibition 1887
• D1-070.1: Articles about the 1998 Great Bradford Beer Exhibition

  Articles celebrating the success of Saltaire's first time hosting the Great Bradford Beer Exhibition in 1998 in Victoria Hall.
• A3-027a-b: Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibtion correspondance

  Copies of Official Correspondence regarding the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition 1885-1888
• D3-118.1: Letter regarding the Chinese Scuplture

  Letter from J.G. Ayers the Deputy Keeper of Ceramics at the Victoria & Albert Museum to A Taylor from Shipley Intitute of Further Education. regarding the Chinese sculpture from the Royal Yorkshire Jubillee Exhibition of 1987. The sculpture had been discovered during building works. Information was being sought from the Victoria & Albert Museum about its origins.
• H2-208.165: Baker Letters - regarding: measurements not completed; sale plan of Exhibition Land; boundary of Glyn Thomas land

  Surprised Sir Francis Watson hasnâ??t had the measurements completed; sending Sale Plan of Exhibition Land to show how the scale for other plans will be expensive to do; Boundary of Glyn Thomas land behind the farm and that the road belongs to Sir James to the end of the houses
• A3-030: Official Programme of the visit to the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibiton

  Photocopy of 'Official Programme of the visit to the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition by Princess Beatrice'
• A3-039: Salt Family: Royal Visits

  Photocopy of the 'Official Catalogue of The Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition 1887'
• C3b-250: Saltaire village, Documents (Places)

  Die for printing notepaper heading showing Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition Medal (1887)
• C3b-270a-b: Saltaire village, Documents (Places)

  2 copies of Booklet: 'The Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition at Saltaire 1887' by Ian Watson
• E2-091: Shipley College Main Building

  Architects plans with the title: 'Shipley College Main Building (Bradford City Architects 1992), but the building in the designs is in fact what is now known and was opened as the Exhibition Building on Exhibition Road. Its not clear what the plans were for but an extension is shown to the right of the building which would have gone into the current carpark. The plan referse to proposal 7 which we don't have a copy of.
• E2c-014a-e: Education - Shipley College (Plans)

  5 copies of plan of the layout of grounds for the 1887 Saltaire Jubilee Exhibition