Saltaire Collection

Items

• C3b-272a-b: The Land Acquisitions of Titus Salt in Shipley & Baildon

  2 copies of booklet: 'The Land Acquisitions of Titus Salt in Shipley & Baildon' by Ian Watson
• 2024.10: Sir James Roberts leaves Saltaire (The land disposals of Sir James Roberts)

  Document describing the land holdings of Sir James Roberts in Saltaire and nearby Milner Field following his sale of the Salts textile business in 1918. The research is based mainly on letters exchanged between Sir James Roberts and his representative in Saltaire, John Baker.
• 2024.36: Descriptive Index Catalogue of the Library of the Saltaire Club and Institute

  A full catalogue of the contents of the Library of the Saltaire Club and Institute. Has brief details in the front of the volume of the operation of the LIbrary. Most of the 1665 pages consist of an alphabetical listing of the items held in the Library.
• 2022.74: Saltaire's Allotments: A history

  A history of the various allotments in Saltaire researched by Les Brook with major contributions from Colin Coates and James Roberts. A detailed history of the provision and use of allotments in Saltaire, including many changes to their extent and location.
• 2026.2: A history of the New Mill Estate, Saltaire

  A 71 page document with notes, photographs and some excerpts from plans and maps all relating to New Mill. part of the Salts Mill complex. The document covers the history of the site fom the seventeenth century to the early twenty first centiury, including: - Dixon Mill, a corn and fulling mill built in 1635, occupied the site where New Mill was later constructed.? - As part of the building of the original Salts Mill, a gas works on teh same site was proposed in 1852, serving both the mill and the village. - The Mill was expanded in 1868 by builkding New Mill, with a notable campanile chimney. - The estate experienced significant events such as a major fire in 1881 and a breach in the weir in 1884, causing mill shutdowns. - ?By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the estate saw further extensions, infrastructure improvements, and the introduction of electric power. - In the mid-1990s, the estate was repurposed for offices and apartments, with remnants of its industrial past still visible today.
• 2026.1: John Ives timeline and notes

  A 78 page document with notes, newspaper exceprts and some excerpts from plans and maps all relating to the life and activities of John Ives. John Ives was a major builder during the mid to late nineteenth century in Bradford and surrounding areas. He built Bradford's new town hall, and many buildings in Saltaire.
• Railway Station, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Saltaire Railway station was part of the Midland Railway and opened in 1856. The nearby railway, along with the canal, was likely an important factor in Titus Salt’s decision to build his model village on this site. The station closed in 1965 as part of the widespread programme of railway closures. The orignal buildings were demolished in the 1970s. A new station was reopened in 1984 and has services to Leeds, Bradford and Skipton.
• 2024.115.3: Connecting the threads: From Altiplano to Airedale: 3. The journey from Puno to Arequipa

  One of a set of research documents on the production of alpaca wool in Peru and its subsequent journey to the United Kingdom for use in the textile industry. Part three details the difficulties of transporting alpaca wool from the remote, high Andean region of the Altiplano down to the coast of Peru where it was to be transported by ship.
• C2b-091: Saltaire Railway Station

  Photograph of Saltaire Railway Station with steam train from about 1909
• 2025.68.94: Saltaire Railway Station at night

  Saltaire Railway Station at night
• C2b-165: Saltaire Railway Station

  Photograph of Saltaire Railway Station showing the placing of the new Victoria Road railway bridge
• B1-032/5/6: Salts Mill with the railway sidings (1)

  Close up of Salts Mill with the railway sidings to the right of the photograph. Railways trucks can be seen. A street lamp on a wall is in the foreground.
• B1-032/5/7: Salts Mill with the railway sidings (2)

  Close up of the mill chimney with the railway sidings in the foreground
• C2b-102/10/6: Mill & Railway sidings

  Mill & Railway sidings. One of a collection of Slides relating to Saltaire compiled by Albert Bowtell.
• C2b-063: Saltaire Railway Station

  Copy of photograph of original Saltaire Railway Station
• D3-056: Children at Saltaire railway station in fancy dress

  Enlarged and mounted photograph of children at Saltaire Railway Station in fancy dress by Anderson, L.
• 2019.46.27: 1 colour photograph of Saltaire Railway Station and college students

  Photo shows Shipley College students working on Saltaire Railway Station garden early 1988
• H2-208.128: Baker Letters - regarding: visit from Midland Railway

  Mr Clay representative of Midland Railway coming to Saltaire; wants Midland Railway to erect fence
• 2019.41.1: Railway Timeline (1)

  Timeline for Saltaire and its Railway Part 1 1845-1880 - From newspaper cuttings
• 2019.41.2.1: Railway Timeline 1

  Timeline for Saltaire and its Railway Part 1 - 1845-1880 (From newspaper cuttings)