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2024.41: Milner Field - the lost country house of Titus Salt jnr Paperback book by Lee-Van den Daele, Richard and Beale, R. David. Illustrated history of Milner Field, a mansion near to Saltaire built for Titus Salt Junior and his wife Catherine. The house was later owned by Sir James Roberts. It has a rather infamous history for a series of tragedies assocatied with it, including the death of Titus Salt Junior at a young age. -
2024.54: Memories of Windhill Paperback book with full title 'Memories of Windhill captured in words and camera by Bill King'. A collection of old photographs of the Windhill district of Bradford, near to Saltaire. Includes photograph of the Carnegie Library opened by James Roberts (the owner of Saltaire at the time) in 1906 -
2018.56: Saltaire Souvenir booklet for the visit of King George V and Queen Mary on 29 May 1918 to Salts Mill. The Mill had recently been purchased from James Roberts by a group of local businessmen whose photographs are featured in the booklet. It also contains photographs of Salts Mill, and a brief textual history of the mill and Saltaire. There is a plan of the mill site with different areas identified. The booklet contains a brief desciption, photographs of processes in the mill, and a plan of the mill showing the location of various processes. In the centre pages there is an artists impression of the King and QUeen in the Burling and Mending room. -
2024.66: Statement and scheme for reconstruction Original paper handwritten document relating to the Salt family business. The document sets out the details of the proposed takeover of Salts Mill and Saltaire village by a consortium of four Bradford businessmen: Isaac Smith, John Rhodes, John Maddocks and James Roberts. The document outlines the will of the the late Sir Titus Salt, describes the capital structure of Sir Titus Salt Bart. Sons and Co. Ltd. It also the describes the incorporation of the firm as a limited company and its recent decision to apply for voluntary liquidation. It finally outlines the proposed takeover by the consortium. A detailed intepretation of the document by local historian David King is available in item A1-125. A copy, typewritten version of the same document is available in the Denys Salt Collection as item 2018.36.3 -
The Knoll, Baildon, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom The Knoll was a grand mansion in Baildon, near Saltaire. It was built as the home of Charles Stead, a member of the board of Sir Titus Salt Bart. Sons and Company Limited. James Roberts later acquired the house in the early twentieth century. The house was demolished in the early 1960s. -
2025.62: Bingley - a living history Bingley - a living history by Alan Cattell. This soft covered book has a forward by Nick Salt and Jamie Roberts. The book chronicles the changes face of Bingley from 1800-2016. Section one looks at the different stages of Governance as Bingley developed from an agricultural base into an industrial manufacturing town. It includes a chronological time line. Section two is a pictoral record of Bingley and section three looks at the places and people.
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