Items

• C2b-141a-b: Postcard of the park gates and gatehouse at Robert's Park

  2 photocopies of a Black and White postcard of the park gates and gatehouse at Robert's Park - Marked 'Shipley the entrance to Roberts Park'
• H2-188a-b: Public access to Saltaire Park

  Letters from James Roberts and C.E. Shipley regarding public access to Saltaire Park (now known as Roberts Park)
• 2018.36.7: Prince & Princess of Wales planting a tree in Saltaire Park

  Original photograph of the Prince (the future Edward VII) and Princess of Wales planting a tree in Saltaire Park (now Roberts Park) The royal couple have arrived in a carriage (visible in the background) and have walked along a hall rug to a tree to be planted. Prince Edward holds an umberella, and a cigarette, while Princess Alexandra holds the spade. Members of ths Salt family including Titus Salt Junior, his wife Catherine and their children Lawrence and Isabel stand to the right of the couple. ( A3-052 is a different version of this photograph with another chld visible). With 2 copies of the original - 1 full copy and 1 close up of Isabel Salt
• D3-073a-b: Roberts Park:A memorial to a beloved son Bertram Foster Roberts

  'Roberts Park:A memorial to a beloved son Bertram Foster Roberts' (2 copies)
• C2b-102/1/9: Memorial Stone in Roberts Park

  Memorial Stone in Roberts Park. One of a collection of Slides relating to Saltaire compiled by Albert Bowtell.
• D3-066: Roberts Park: The First Year

  A4 Booklet 'Roberts Park: The First Year' (No author given, may be Friends of Roberts Park)
• D3-067: Roberts Park 2012

  A4 Booklet 'Roberts Park 2012' (No author named, may be Friends of Roberts Park)
• Roberts, Bertram Foster

  Son of Sir James Roberts. Involved in the management of Salts Mill until his early death. James Roberts later gifted Saltaire Park to the public and had it renamed Roberts Park in rememberance of Bertram.
• 2019.45.16.1: Timeline for Roberts Park

  Timeline for Saltaire Park (Roberts Park) - Part 1 1869-1886
• 2019.45.16.2: Timeline for Roberts Park

  Timeline for Saltaire Park (Roberts Park) - Part 2 (1887-1889)
• C2b-333: Shipley Brass Band in Roberts Park

  Shipley Brass Band in Roberts Park - 1895 (+ 1971 newspaper cutting on the park centenary on reverse)
• 2024.34: 1872: When samurai came to Saltaire

  A research document from local historian Les Brook on the visit in 1872 of the Japanese Iwakura Embassy visit to Saltaire. The Iwakura Embassy was a high-level governmental group from Japan who toured the world to investigate the latest developments in industry and technology. They visited Saltaire to view the renowned Salts Mill and the model village of Saltaire. Contents include: What was the Iwakura Embassy? The Embassy’s historical backstory The members of the Embassy The Embassy in the USA Four months in Britain The visit to Bradford and Saltaire DAY 1: Thursday 24 October 1872 DAY 2: Friday 25 October 1872 DAY 3: Saturday 26 October 1872 DAY 4: Sunday 27 October 1872 DAY 5: Monday 28 October 1872 From Yorkshire to London The Embassy in continental Europe, and beyond
• C2b-075: Bandstand in Saltaire Park

  Coloured postcard of Saltaire Park with bandstand. The park is now known as Roberts Park.
• H2-208.120: Baker Letters - regarding: field in Hirst Lane; Clarence Park for sale; bill for sand; greenhouses in park

  Mr Anderton re field in Hirst Lane; Clarence Park for sale to Mr Foster; Robert Foster billed for sand; Mr Badland rents greenhouses in park
• H2-137: Saltaire: Its Origins and History

  A newspaper article on the history of Saltaire. Published in 1903 when Sir James Roberts commissioned a statue of Saltaire's founder, SIr TItus Salt, to be placed in Saltaire Park (now Roberts Park). There are photographs of the statue, Sir James Roberts and his son Bertram Roberts and of Salts Mill.
• 2025.15: The aesthetics of Utopia: Saltaire, Akroydon and Bedford Park

  Discusses three model industrail villages built in the second half of the nineteenth century. Includes consideration fo their different architectural styles. Has chapeters on: Saltaire (italianate style), Akroydon (in Halifax, gothic style); Bedford Park (west London - QUeen Anne Revival)
• H2-208.126: Baker Letters - regarding: status of Saltaire Park and offer to Bradford council

  Sir Titus Saltâ??s intention to dedicate Park to public & councilâ??s refusal to take over park rent free
• H2-208.152: Baker Letters - regarding: opposition to Saltaire Park ownership; plans from Glyn Thomas

  Baker has been ill with bad cold; Mr Denison and others didnâ??t like the Park going to Bradford; Denison tool John Inceâ??s position; Plans from Glyn Thomas describing rooms; Mr Robinson trying to sell the Lord Mayor [William Wade] the Park, greenhouses; greenhouses suppled from Glen Reservoir
• C2b-102/11/12: Titus Salt's statue in Saltaire Park

  Titus Salt's statue in Saltaire Park
• C2b-102/11/20: Park lodge bell

  Park lodge bell. One of a collection of Slides relating to Saltaire compiled by Albert Bowtell.