Saltaire Collection

Items

• H2-208.137: Baker Letters - invoice for work

  Invoice from Joseph Lee contractor for £3 18s 9d
• H2-208.53: Baker Letters - invoice for work

  Invoice from Alfred Holden of 19 Albert Road for work at Hirst House
• H2-208.56: Baker Letters - invoice for repairs

  Invoice from Enoch Starkey for repairs on the estate
• H2-208.80: Baker Letters - receipt for work

  Receipt from Alfred Holden for 9 hours work repairing lead pipes
• H2-208.83: Baker Letters - receipt for stationery

  Receipt from Lummis, stationers
• 2018.36.4: Winding up of Sir Titus Salt, Bart & Co Ltd

  Original document written by Wade, Bilbrough, Booth & Co. regarding the winding up of Sir Titus Salt, Bart & Co Ltd and its sale to the Syndicate: Messrs Smith, Rhodes, Maddocks and Roberts
• A2-008a: Milner Field, For Sale

  Sale catalogue for the sale of Milner Field Estate, prepared by C.H. Lord - Estate Agent, for sale by Gaunt Foster which did not go ahead as planning permission was not granted. The catalogue includes image of the house both externally and internally at the time of sale, with some images from the Salts family. The details include who the Architect was and who owned the land prior to the Salts. However the Salts family sold the estate in 1903 to James Roberts, but there is no mention of him in in this document. The document looks later in style than the dated 1922 document but further research is requied to establish an accurate date.
• A2-028: Salt Family - Residences

  Sale catalogue for the sale of Milner Field Estate, prepared by C.H. Lord - Estate Agent, for sale by Gaunt Foster which did not go ahead as planning permission was not granted. The catalogue includes image of the house both externally and internally at the time of sale, with some images from the Salts family. The details include who the Architect was and who owned the land prior to the Salts. However the Salts family sold the estate in 1903 to James Roberts, but there is no mention of him in in this document. The document looks later in style than the dated 1922 document but further research is requied to establish an accurate date. This copy includes image of the inside of one of the gate houses and a newspaper cutting 'Sir Titus Salt - A man of Two statues' taken from the Times and Express April 20th 1966.
• 2021.4: Collection of deeds

  Collection of deeds donated by Patsy Philips relating to Hirst Wood farm and Hirst Wood
• 2021.4.8.4: Photocopy of 2021.4.8.3

  The original handwritten conveyance, dated 5th January 1921, is an original deed, transferring Hirst Mills and Hirst House, and land behind the house between the river and the canal, to Glyn Thomas. Registered at the West Riding Registry of Deeds 17th January 1921. The conveyance includes a coloured plan of the land referenced in the deed
• A2-030: Milner Field for Sale

  Sale catalogue for the sale of Milner Field Estate, prepared by C.H. Lord - Estate Agent, for sale by Gaunt Foster which did not go ahead as planning permission was not granted. The catalogue includes image of the house both externally and internally at the time of sale, with some images from the Salts family. The details include who the Architect was and who owned the land prior to the Salts. However the Salts family sold the estate in 1903 to James Roberts, but there is no mention of him in in this document. The document looks later in style than the dated 1922 document but further research is requied to establish an accurate date.
• A2-057: Contract relating to the Sale of Milner Field Estate

  Preliminary agreement of the sale of Milner Field Estate from Mrs Catherine Salt to James Roberts, this lays out the full agreement of sale and includes a schedule of items not to be included in the sale.
• H2-026c: Elizabeth Foster Birth certificate

  Copy of a birth certificate for Elizabeth Foster, the daughter of William & Mary Foster
• A1-125: Notes on two documents related to Sir Titus Salt Bart Sons & Co. Ltd.

  Detailed notes on two original documents 'Memorandum and Suggestions',1883 and 'Statement and Scheme for reconstruction', 1892 relating to the Salt family business. The original documents are available as 2024.65 and 2024.66 (with a typewrtitten copy also availalbe at 2018.36.3). Local historian David King gives a detailed interpretation of two key documents in the history of the Salt textile business and Saltaire. The first doucment is a suggestion for a financial reconstruction of Sir TItus Salt Barts. Sons & Co. Ltd to meet its liabilities. The second document describes the status of the company in 1892 when it was facing voluntary liquidation and being bought by a consortium of local businessmen inlcuding James Roberts.
• H2-119: The Letters of John Baker

  Booklet: 'The Letters of John Baker' compiled by Ian Watson. John Baker acted as local agent in Saltaire for Sir James Roberts after Sir James' retirement and move from Saltire. The letters contain a great deal of information on land dealings, rents, pensions and other business issues.
• H2-119b: Various Lists from Baker's Papers

  Booklet: 'Various Lists from Baker's Papers' compiled by Ian Watson. John Baker acted as local agent in Saltaire for Sir James Roberts after Sir James' retirement and move from Saltire. The letters contain a great deal of information on land dealings, rents, pensions and other business issues.
• B1-226a-f: Death of Isaac Smith

  Collection of cuttings and notes on the death of Isaac Smith. Smith was one of the four businessmen who purchased the business of Sir TItus Salt Bart and Sons Company Ltd. in 1893 from the Salt family. a - Notes from Clive Wood b-c - Yorkshire Observer 30th August 1909 d-f - Bradford Weekly Telegraph - 3rd September 1909
• 2025.124: William Beanland 1822-1886 biography

  3 photocopied pages of historical biography on William Beanland by Pauline Shieldhouse 2020. William Beanland was born in Bradford 1822 and became one of the founders of the building firm J & W Beanland, based in Bradford. The firm went on to build part of Salts Mill, Bradford Wool Exchange, Bradford Post Office at Forster Square and the Swan Arcade Bradford among others.
• C4a-015.17: 'The land acquisitions of Titus Salt' by Ian Watson & 'Robert's era at the mill' by Dave Shaw

  A4 laminated poster for Saltaire History Club for 17th June 2010. 'The land acquisitions of Titus Salt' by Ian Watson & 'Rober's era at the mill' by Dave Shaw
• 2025.126: The Royal Jubilee Exhibition

  Facsimile poster of The Royal Jubilee Exhibition at Saltaire taken from page 513 of The Graphic May 14, 1887