Items

• H1-008b: Introduction to a Black Dyke Mills Band

  An Introduction to a Black Dyke Mills Band concert at Bradford Grammar School (2010), by Donald Hanson
• H2-208.149: Baker Letters - regarding: Rents for allotments and cottage tenants; death of John Baker's son

  Rents for allotments and cottage tenants at Hirst; Mr Thomas renting Hirst House for £40 a year; still waiting for plans of Hirst mill from Mr. Thomas; Baker buried his youngest son Harold last Saturday, died from pneumonia, leaves wife and 2 children and only 30
• H2-208.183: Baker Letters - regarding: query about Hirst Farm

  Mentions plans and asks if road behind Hirst Farm is part of farm or mill.
• 2016.4: Derwent Valley Textile Mills

  A booklet on the history of the Derwent Valley Textile Mills. Produced from original in: Industrial Archaeology Review Vol. XVI, Number 1, Autumn 1993
• 2018.12: Saltaire village plan

  Hand-drawn copy of a plan of Saltaire village and mill, based on late 19th century drawing. Undated.
• 2018.45.2: Shipley Technical School, Textile Department, student book, Spinning

  The book is a student work book, which has been beautifully written in Copper plate writing. It has been used to record the lesson on Spinning, detailing the process with images, that the student learnt at Shipley Technical School, which later became Shipley College. Many students at the college went to work in the Mill and then attended classes in the evening.
• 2018.45.3: Shipley Technical School, Textile Department, student book, Spinning

  The book is a student work book, which has been beautifully written in Copper plate writing. It has been used to record the lesson on Spinning, detailing the process with images, that the student learnt at Shipley Technical School, which later became Shipley College. Many students at the college went to work in the Mill and then attended classes in the evening.
• 2021.4.5.3: Collection of deeds

  A statement of apportionment of rentals to Sir James Roberts relating to Hirst Mill - 01/1912. Relates to the tenancy of Mr Jowett.
• 2021.4.5.4: Collection of deeds

  Abstract of title of Sir James Roberts to the Hirst Mill estate. Dated 1920.
• 2021.4.5.6: Collection of deeds

  A letter from Shipley Urban District Council to Wade, Bilbrough and Tetley & Co. relating to Hirst farmhouse and new Hirst mill. Dated 26/01/1912
• 2021.4.7.2: Collection of deeds

  A 10 year lease between Sir Titus Salt (Bart) sons and co. ltd. and Glyn Thomas and co. for use of the weir, goit, dams, sluices, turbines, watergate mill wheels and machinery at £200 per year - 15/02/1915
• 2022.17: Retrospect - J. Parkinson and Son

  Retrospect - J. Parkinson and Son by Ernest Parkinson - A history of the Shipley Engineering firm starting in 1893
• 2022.3: An Italian Immigrant Abroad 1950

  Handwitten booklet donated by the author Assuntina De Matteis during a surprise trip back to Saltaire organised by her daughter Rossana Pinto. This is a reminiscence of leaving the Italian village of Montefalcione on 20 March 1950 to travel to Britain to find work. Describes arriving in Britain and travelling to Yorkshire by train. Brief description of working in a mill (unidentified) in Shipley where it was 'very noisy'. Also describes staying in a nearby hostel with other Italian women similarly employed in the mills. Includes copies and transcriptions of postcards sent from Assuntina to her mother as she travelled to Britain. Also inlcudes copies of photographs of Assuntina, friends and of her husband who she met in Britain.
• C1-002: Saltaire village - Maps & Plans

  Laminated copy of a plan of Saltaire with 10 plots around mill measured c.1880s + allotments by river
• C1-055a-b: Saltaire village - Maps & Plans

  1 large Laminated copy (a) + 1 Photocopy (b) of a plan of Saltaire Mill showing water supply
• C2a-033: Saltaire village - Images (People).

  Postcard of Mill Overlookers/Mechanics?
• C2a-034a-b: Saltaire village - Images (People).

  Photograph of mill women going on a coach trip
• C2a-035a-b-c: Saltaire village - Images (People).

  Small photograph of mill women going on a coach trip
• C2a-036: Saltaire village - Images (People).

  Photograph of mill girls
• C2a-078: Steam barge

  Steam barge towing fly boat by Saltaire Mill (1936)