Saltaire Collection

Items

• C2b-102/18/8: River & weir

  River & weir. One of a collection of Slides relating to Saltaire compiled by Albert Bowtell.
• 2024.85: Aire Valley Living 2010 Issue 3

  A booklet with local information and advertising local businesses. Includes an article entitled 'Saltaire life' about the village of Saltaire. Page 51 has a map of Saltaire.
• 2022.72: Photographic postcards of Saltaire and Shipley from the early twentieth centuries

  Black and white photographic postcards of various scenes in and near Saltaire and Shipley. Includes: a view of Salts Mill from the United Reformed Church; the bandstand and the status of Sir Titus Salt in Roberts Park; the canal lock near Hirst Wood (about a mile from Saltaire); Market Place in Shipley; the Otley Road bridge over the river AIre in Shipley.
• 2026.4: They built Saltaire

  An 8 page document with a plan of the village of Saltaire indicating the parts that were constructed by different builders. The document outlines the key builders and contractors involved in the development of Saltaire village, highlighting their roles, projects, and historical context. A major builder was John Ives, but the document also details others including: Molson, Ingram Lapish, and John Barry. A particular issue addressed is that the term 'building contract' is used, both historically and by the book authors, to refer to a range of items, including invitations to tender as well as actual contracts. Another problem considered is that often contracts were advertised for both public buildings and housing but then subsequently separated.
• B1-032/5/5a: Postcard and 3 copies of Mill offices and bridge over the river

  The photograph shows the Mill offices with two men standing by the railings
• 2026.3: Saltaire: the making of a model town. A critical appraisal of the analysis of the 16 building contracts

  A 20 page document with text and images of newspaper cuttings. This document critically analyzes the historical building contracts and tender processes involved in the development of Saltaire village, as detailed in Jackson, Lintonbon and Staples' book 'Saltaire: the making of a model town'. A particular issue addressed is that the term 'building contract' is used, both historically and by the book authors, to refer to a range of items, including invitations to tender as well as actual contracts. Another problem considered is that often contracts were advertised for both public buildings and housing but then subsequently separated.
• C3b-311: Aire Valley Living

  Loose pages of: 'Aire Valley Living' magazine with article on Saltaire
• 2016.7: Aire Valley Road enquiry

  Ring-bound folder on the Aire Valley Road enquiry: 1984-1996
• 2025.52.10: Aire Valley Advertiser 12.4.2013

  Aire Valley Advertiser 12.4.2013 'Crowds warm to alpacas as sun shines on Saltaire Festival'. News article explaining the full programme of events for 2013 Saltaire World Heritage Weekend. Includes colour photographs
• 2025.52.9: Aire Valley Advertiser 19.4.2013 'Crowds warm to alpacas as sun shines on Saltaire Festival'

  Aire Valley Advertiser 19.4.2013 'Crowds warm to alpacas as sun shines on Saltaire Festival'. News article to celebrate the 2013 Saltaire World Heritage Weekend. Includes colour photographs
• Saltaire Cricket Club

  Saltaire Cricket Club was founded in 1869 and still operates today. It's home has always been Roberts (orginally Saltaire) Park where it has a scenic pitch and pavillion with a backdrop of the River Aire, Salts Mill and the United Reformed Church. Among its more famous players was the England bowler Sydney Barnes who played for the club between 1915 and 1925 and helped Saltaire win the Bradford League three times. Jim Laker, the outstanding England spin bowler of the 1950s, lived in Shipley, attended the Salt High School and played for the Cricket Club in the late 1930s. The club remains very active today playing in the Aire & Wharefdale Senior Cricket League.
• C2b-032.3: Saltaire boathouse in 1900s

  Photograph of Saltaire boathouse in early 1900s showing steamboat on the river Aire. A large number of people are visible watching the steamboat from both banks of the river.
• B1-218b: Poetry or Bust

  Booklet: 'Poetry or Bust' a play by Tony Harrison. It tells the story of John Nicholson a sometime woolsorter but published playwrite and poet known as the 'Airedale Poet'. Despite some success, Nicholson moved to Bradford and found work with Titus Salt as a woolsorter. He died while trying to cross the River Aire in 1943 in what became Saltaire about 10 years later. Tony Harrison's play tells the story of Nicholson's life and was first performed in Salts Mill in 1993, 150 years after his death and only 100 metres or so from where he tried to cross the river.
• 2021.4.4: Abstract of land transfers

  An abstract of title relating to transfers, sales and purchases of land at Hirst wood - 1866 - 1911 - Information in printed text
• C2b-110: Salts Mill and river bridge

  Photograph of Salts Mill and river bridge by Walter Scott
• H2-208.106: Baker Letters - regarding: sale of Milner House and land; land south of river is still for sale

  Confidential - Mr Robinson & Mr Foster (solicitor) offered for Milner House; Sold to Mr Foster including land between Primrose Land & Baildon Bridge for £72,500 plus furniture; land south of river is still for sale
• H2-208.129: Baker Letters - regarding: Met Midland engineer; workshop; Hirst Mill and cottages; sale of stables and fields; sale of land between river and canal

  Met Midland engineer; Mr Normington erected workshop; Glynn Thomas occupies Higher Hirst Mill & cottages & may buy mill; Mr Feather, butcher, wants to buy stables & fields; man who bought Clarkeâ??s greengrocer also wants land between river & canal
• C2b-261: The Cricket Pavillion in Roberts Park and river

  A 'Walter Scott' postcard of the Cricket Pavillion and river.
• F1a-191: 'The Alpaca - Its Introduction to Australia

  A paper read before the Society of Arts London by George Ledger. George Ledger was the brother of Charles Ledger the main importer of alpacas from Peru. The paper outlines the story of Titus Salt's involvement with the early production.
• C4a-016-15: Saltaire History Club

  Various documents relating to Saltaire History Club and Saltaire Exhibitions, - Laminated copy of Airevalley Advertiser report on a map of the Aire Valley from 1840 - 19 July 2013 6ft Map of the Aire Valley rescued from the tip