Items

• F1a-137a-j: Photographs of the gold key

  10 prints of photographs of the gold key used in the opening cermony of Northcliffe Park in 1920. The park was paid for by a donation from Sir Norman Rae. The key is now in the custody of the City of Bradford Metropolitan Council.
• F1b-125: Manningham Park

  One of a collection of large printed cards with photographs of old Bradford
• 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.
• 2025.20: The Bradford Antiquary 2009

  The Bradford Antiquary The Journal of the Bradford Historical and Antiquarian Society Third series No.13 2009. Mention of Titus Salt junior and Saltaire in the chapter entitled "Crowgill Park and the Crowghyll Park Bowling Green Club" by Ian Watson
• 2021.4.10: Part of a Mortgage contract

  A typed written abstract of a mortgage dated 6th January 1921 and 6th October 1922 reating to Hirst House, Shipley: Between Glyn Thomas & Company and Sir James Roberts. Also reference to the mortgage having been paid off in 1934
• B1-227a-c: Notes of the Roberts, Rhodes, Smith, Maddocks consortium

  3 Notes on the Roberts, Rhodes, Smith & Maddocks consortium that in the 1890s purchased the business of Sir Titus Salt Bart and Company from the Salt family.
• C3b-274: Saltaire village, Documents (Places)

  Bound booklet: 'A Textile Magnate in the First World War: The Letters of Sir James Roberts' a talk given by Ian Watson March 2016
• H2-002: Roberts Account books

  Booklet: Miscellaneous documents re.Insurance, Rates, Rents for various properties
• H2-030: Fairlight Hall

  Copy of an Auction catalogue for 'Fairlight Hall' near Hastings. Fairlight Hall was the home of Sir James Roberts and his wife Lady Elizabeth Roberts in later life.
• H2-074: Scroll and casket

  Photograph of the scroll and casket presented by his staff to James Roberts.
• H2-077a: Thank-you card

  Copy of a 'Thank-You' card sent to commiserators on the death of Sir James Roberts
• H2-081a,c: Naming the new turbo-generator Mary

  Photograph of the naming of the new Turbo-generator by the grandchildren of James Roberts. The generator is named 'Mary' after his granddaughter.
• H2-082a: Naming of the new Turbo-generato

  Photograph of the naming of the new Turbo-generator by the grandchildren of James Roberts
• H2-094a: Barnardo's Roberts Memorial

  Photograph of Barnardo's Roberts Memorial Home in Harrogate
• H2-124a: Milner Field estate the Property of Sir James Roberts Esq

  Black and white estate map of Milner Field . Areas of the map have been highlighted in pink (presumably to signify ownership by Roberts?) these areas are: Milner Field, Milner Field Farm, Oakfield House, Primrose Hill, buildings at Dowley gap, Bully Coppy Wood, Fell Wood, Spring Farm, Lane End Farm, Glen View Cottage, Daisy Bank, Strawberry Garden, Bracken Hall, Old Glen House and Trench Farm as well as some additional buildings in Gilstead and Baildon.
• H2-150: Russian Professoral Chair at University of Leeds

  'Sir James Roberts gifts £10,000 to Leeds University for Russian Studies' - an article published in the Bradford Daily Telegraph 1916
• H2-162a: Street decorations for wedding

  Saltaire street decorations for Bertram Foster Roberts' wedding
• H2-163a-b: The Street Decorations

  Newspaper article on Bertram Foster Roberts & Gertrude Denby's wedding - 1903
• H2-172a: Newspaper article on the shooting of Miles Sefton

  Item on the shooting of Miles Sefton by Norman Rutherford, in January 1919. Rutherford was married to Sir James Roberts' daughter Alice and suspected Sefton of being his wife's lover.
• H2-208.1: Baker Letter 1918-1922 - Photocopies of originals

  Letter to Sir James Roberts, from John Baker dated 11.02.1918 about measurements of wood.