Items

• H2-184a: Photograph of a group of people

  A group of people outside a house: A boy with a gun; a man with a riding whip; a boy with a dog
• H2-203: A Centenary History of the Bronte Society 1883-1983

  Copy of 'A Centenary History of the Bronte Society 1883-1983' by Charles Lemon. Includes references to Sir James Roberts who purchased Bronte Parsonage and gifted it to the Society.
• Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Harrogate is a large spa town in North Yorkshire. Harrogate was the location of a home of Catherine Salt and also of the 'Roberts' Memorial Home for Invalid and Cripple Children' gifted by Sir James Roberts to the Barnardo's organisation.
• Roberts Family Collection
• H2-181a: Clara Denby at a wedding

  Photograph of Clara Denby at a wedding. Clara Denby was the wife of Ellis Denby and the mother-in-law of Bertram Roberts
• H2-181b: Clara Denby as a middle-aged woman

  Photograph of Clara Denby as a middle-aged woman. Clara Denby was the wife of Ellis Denby and the mother-in-law of Bertram Roberts
• H2-211: Architectural plans for the rebuilding of Hirst Mills

  Copy of a set of architectural plans for the rebuilding of Hirst Mills after a fire. Drawn up by the Bradford architects Samuel Robinson and Sons for Glyn, Thomas and Company Limited who rented the mill at the time. There are five separate drawings. One is a plan for the main building. Four are elevations from different perspectives.
• Strathallan Castle, Perthshire, United Kingdom

  Strahallan Castle was purchased by Sir James Roberts in 1910. Sir James offered the castle for use during the First World War, and it was used a a Red Cross convalescent hospital. Durng the Second World War it temporarily hosted a Glasgow girls school that had been moved for safety. Today the castle is still home to some of Sir James's descendants.
• Rhodes, John

  John Rhodes was a Bradford businessman. He was a member of a consortium with James Roberts, Isaac Smith and John Maddocks who purchased Sir TItus Salt Bart. and Sons Limited from the Salt family in 1892/93.
• 2025.33: The Bradford Antiquary 2023

  The Bradford Antiquary The Journal of the Bradford Historical and Antiquarian Society Issue number 84-2023 Contains chapter entitled 'Bradford's Wool Barons and the abiding allure of land' by Stephen Whitehead' p 12-22 which mentions both Titus Salt and James Roberts
• C2b-386.10: The Jinx of Milner Field

  Magazine article taken from Craven and Aire Valley Life Spring Issue p.61-62. 'The Jinx of Milner Field' by Roger Clarke. A brief look at the owners of Milner Field and the bad luck that befell them. The onwers included Titus Salt Junior and Catherine Salt, and Sir James Roberts.
• Maddocks, John

  John Maddocks was a Bradford businessman. He was a member of a consortium with James Roberts, Isaac Smith and John Rhodes who purchased Sir TItus Salt Bart. and Sons Limited from the Salt family in 1892/93.
• Smith, Isaac

  Isaac Smith was a member of a consortium with James Roberts, John Rhodes and John Maddocks who purchased Sir TItus Salt Bart. and Sons Limited from the Salt family in 1892/93.
• A2-029a: Ferniehurst and the Knoll

  Article 'Ferniehurst and the Knoll' no author. Both were grand houses in Baildon, near to Saltaire. Ferniehurst was built for Edward Salt, third son of Sir Titus Salt, in the 1860s and he lived there until 1893. The Knoll was built in 1858 for the Salts director Charle Stead. It was later acquired by Sir James Roberts who lived there followed by other members of his family.
• H2-208.112: Baker Letters - Accounts July 1919

  Accounts for July 2019
• H2-208.113: Baker Letters - Accounts July 1919

  Accounts for July 2019
• H2-208.114: Baker Letters - Accounts July 1919

  Accounts for July 2019
• H2-208.121: Baker Letters - Accounts August 1919

  Accounts for August 2019
• H2-208.122: Baker Letters - Accounts August 1919

  Accounts for August 1919. Notes attached - Sarah Harriet Metcalf of 28 Cowling Road died in Clayton workhouse; receipt for H Smith of 62 George Street for work at Milner Field dated 7.8.19
• H2-208.133: Baker Letters - Accounts September 1919

  Accounts for September 2019