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• 2024.33: Salt before Saltaire

  A research document from local historian Les Brook on the history of Sir Titus Salt before the move of his business to Saltaire in 1853. In four parts: Part 1: The investigation starts with snippets of evidence […in Part 2 onwards, I try to make sense of these] 3 Part 2: The Salts’ Early Years in Bradford 12 Part 3: Titus Salt’s Bradford mills 16 Part 4: A Cartographic Summary of Titus Salt’s Bradford before Saltaire
• C3b-272a-b: The Land Acquisitions of Titus Salt in Shipley & Baildon

  2 copies of booklet: 'The Land Acquisitions of Titus Salt in Shipley & Baildon' by Ian Watson
• 2022.74: Saltaire's Allotments: A second draft of their history

  A history of the various allotments in Saltaire researched by Les Brook with major contributions from Colin Coates and James Roberts. A detailed history of the provision and use of allotments in Saltaire, including many changes to their extent and location.
• 2022.51: The history of Pace

  The story of Pace Microtechnology from its foundation in the early 1980s to its acqusition by Arris in the 2010s. Based on original research by Mike Farren, including extensive interviews with the founders David Hood and Barry Rubery and key manager Rob Fleming.
• 2020.6.2: Saltaire Overlookers 1830-1914

  'Saltaire Overlookers 1830-1914' by Roger Clarke, with contributions by Colin Coates: Includes items relating to individual overlookers and the social life of overlookers
• 2024.10: Sir James Roberts leaves Saltaire (The land disposals of Sir James Roberts)

  Document describing the land holdings of Sir James Roberts in Saltaire and nearby Milner Field following his sale of the Salts textile business in 1918. The research is based mainly on letters exchanged between Sir James Roberts and his representative in Saltaire, John Baker.
• B1-332: Salts (Saltaire) Ltd Brochure

  'Salts (Saltaire) Ltd' Booklet with signature of Mrs Morris. Produced in the year following the listing of Salts (Saltaire) Ltd as a public company. Has brief history of Salts Mill and Saltaire but mainly shows the current operation of the mill. Includes many photographs of the Mill in operation.
• B1-082a,c: Salts (Saltaire) Ltd marketing booklet

  An advertising booklet for Salts (Saltaire) Ltd. Contains text briefly describing the history of the business, but mainly concerning the workings of Salts Mill and the new mill at Uddingston, Scotland at the time of publication. Contains many photographs of mill machinery being used to produce textiles. Also includes photographs of amenities provided by the business including: a hostel for women workers; a clinic; leisure sports facilities in nearby sports grounds and Roberts Park. There is some coverage at the end of the booklet of the new factory at Uddingston.
• B1-463a-b: Salts (Saltaire) Ltd - A Wool Record Survey

  A public relations brochure detailing the major modernisation of textile machinery and processes in Salts Mill during the early 1970s. The text describes how the space in the Mill was reorganised to improve efficiency using a 'flow line' principle of production. The entire ground floor of the Mill was restructured. There was large-scale replacement of machinery by up-to-date models. There are photographs of the new machinery, including: 'Scourmatic' large scale scouring machines; 'Volkman' two-for-one twisting machinery; Hattersley and Knowles warping machines and Benninger warping machines; Sulzer weaving equipment; and Mount Hope machines for wet finishing and weft straightening. There are also full-page adverts for some of the equipment suppliers.
• 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
• B1-032/6/10: Salts Mill : Volume Six : Collection of Christmas Cards from the Directors of Salts (Saltaire) Ltd

  Painting of Saltaire Congregational Church
• 2021.4.3: Original conveyancing document for strip of land near Hirst Mill

  Original conveyancing document between the Reverend Randall Parsons, the Rt. Hon Lawrence, Earl of Rosse) and Sir Titus Salt Bart, Sons and Co. Ltd. with James and Bertram Roberts for a plot of land at Hirst Mill - 02/07/1900 - The deed relates to a strip of land behind Hirst Mill cottages
• 2024.115.1: Connecting the threads: From Altiplano to Airedale: 1. Introduction

  One of a set of research documents on the production of alpaca wool in Peru and its subsequent journey to the United Kingdom for use in the textile industry. The Introduction gives information on the sources used, and sets the scene for telling the story of how a few firms in West Yorkshire made a huge imapct in a remote part of Peru.
• B1-032/3: Commentary by Dave Shaw on the photographs of and brochures about Salts Mill machinery from the Bowtell Collection.

  Commentary by Dave Shaw on the photographs of and brochures about Salts Mill machinery from the Bowtell Collection. 'Photographs exist of some of the machinery installed in Salts Mill during its days of textile production. Several of the photos were used in two promotional brochures produced by the company, the first (in French) in 1918 (approx) under the name Sir Titus Salt Bart Sons & Co Ltd; the second, in 1924 (approx) under the name Salts (Saltaire) Ltd. (Further commentary on the two brochures can be found overpage). Additionally, there are photos of the Mill departments following removal of machinery, presumably taken in the 1980s. The photographs were held by the late Mr Albert Bowtell, and subsequently (2007) donated by his widow Mrs J Bowtell to the Saltaire Archive. The original photos have been digitally scanned to minimise further handling and many are reproduced here for easy reference. We are anxious to document as much as we can about the type of machinery seen in the photos, its date of use, the mill department in which it was used etc etc. If you can help us to this end, please add your comments (together with your name and contact details) to the sheets accompanying the photos. The Industrial Museum has in its Reference Library a few Salts Mill brochures which are a very good source of information. Two of the brochures date from around the 1920s, one being in French, the other being in English. The French-language brochure was designed and printed by W. N. Sharpe Ltd., of Bradford and London. The Mill's company name in the brochure is 'Sir Titus Salt Bart Sons & Co Ltd'. Its text has mention of a Royal visit in 1918, so it dates from after that event. I currently judge it to be 1920-ish. (Also it is judged to have been produced by letterpress (indicated by the imprint on p15/16). The English language brochure was designed and printed by Percy Lund, Humphries and Company Ltd, The County Press Ltd, Bradford. The Mill's company name in the brochure is 'Salts (Saltaire) Ltd'. The brochure carries a page of photos of the company's board members of 1924, which presumably allows us to date it as being of that year. (This brochure is thought to have been produced by litho-press). Much of the text and the illustrations are common to the two publications. The French-language text is briefer than the English-language text, and the English-language brochure has more illustrations. Although most of the illustrations are common, many of those of the English-language brochure have been 'improved' — eg blemishes in photos have been removed; indistinct features have been sharpened by hand etc. Even the Belwarp and alpaca trademarks of the two publications are not quite identical. An illustration of the Mill, viewed from the SW, is common to both brochures but with modifications having been made in the later one — for example, cars have replaced horse-drawn carts seen in the other (earlier) brochure. What is also of interest is that several — perhaps the majority — of the photos are the same as those in Mr Bowtell's collection, including the ones which have been touched up. As we investigate the various photos in more detail, the two brochures will help date the textile machinery that features in the photos in the collection of Mr Bowtell.'
• B1-094: Salts (Saltaire) Ltd Directors Report and Statement of Accounts : 31st March 1931

  Salts (Saltaire) Ltd Directors Report and Statement of Accounts : 31st March 1931
• B1-032/5/4: Salts Mill offices and Mill from the railway bridge (2)

  Salts Mill can be seen on the right half of the photograph with a partial view of Salts Mill offices. A street lamp can be seen in the centre of the picture
• C3a-080: Remarkable Journeys to Work in Salts Mill: 1947-8

  Remarkable Journeys to Work in Salts Mill: 1947-8: Three stories of Polish people who experienced the horrors of World War2 - to later find employment in Salts Mill and new lives in the Bradford District of West Yorkshire' by Maggie Smith.
• Salts Mill, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  The first building to be constructed in Saltaire, Salts Mill was designed to manufacture textiles on a truly industrial scale. Titus Salt’s intention was to incorporate all elements of the manufacturing process under one roof, rather than each taking place at a separate location as his previous mills in Bradford required.Employing around 4000 workers, the Mill was the very heart of Saltaire. Part of Salt’s motivation to build Saltaire was his concern over the pollution and living conditions in Bradford. To prevent Saltaire suffering the same issues, each of the chimneys was fitted with an early device to remove pollutants from smoke. The Mill changed hands many times over the years. Following the collapse of the textile industry in West Yorkshire, processes were gradually moved out of the Salts Mill building. In 1985, the last processes were relocated, and the empty mill put up for sale. In 1987, Jonathan Silver purchased the Mill and refurbished it into the building we see today. Rather than a single manufacturing centre, the Mill is both the site of multiple new businesses and a cultural hub with shops, an art gallery and restaurant.
• B1-032/5/14: Salts Mill :Volume Five : Collections of photographs of Saltaire Mill

  Canal barges by the New Mill (1)
• B1-032/5/3: Salts Mill offices and Mill from the railway bridge (1)

  The top of a street lamp is visible in the foreground and some railings can be seen in the lower right of the photograph