Items

• H2-160b: Oxenhope Mill: James Roberts' first employment

  A photograph of Oxenhope Mill where Sir James Roberts first worked as a boy.
• 2024.31.7: Victoria Road, as it passes Salt's Mill, going towards the cast iron bridge now demolished

  Victoria Road, as it passes Salt's Mill, going towards the cast iron bridge now demolished. Early 20th century. 1 of a set of 12 photographs from the collections of the Saltaire Village Society and the Saltaire Traders' Association
• B1-268: New Mill

  Photograph of New Mill from the canal bridge
• C2b-119: View of New MIll and Coach Road

  Photocopy of two photos taken from scaffolding at the top of Saltaire United Reformed Church during roof repairs - 1 photo showing the New Mill and Coach Road
• 2022.29: Chasing the sixpence: The lives of Bradford mill folk

  Paperback book. History of textile workers in Bradford during the period 1920s to 1970s. Accounts of their working and living conditions based on interviews with dozens of former mill workers.
• 2019.46.40.1.10: Mill Building entrance

  Colour photo of Victoria Road showing the entrance to the Mill Building of Shipley College. This was theformer Dining Hall of Salts Mill.
• 2019.46.40.1.9: Mill Building entrance

  Colour photo of Victoria Road showing the entrance to the Mill Building of Shipley College. This was theformer Dining Hall of Salts Mill.
• 2018.41.2: Saltaire

  Coloured print of Saltaire with the Mill in the forground and the village behind. Mills by Warren & Lizars.
• 2019.4.13: Burling Iron

  Burling Iron used in the Burling and Mending Department to remove knots or lumps in woven cloth
• 2019.4.14: Burling Iron

  A burling iron used in the Burling and Mending Department to remove knots or lumps in woven cloth
• 2019.6.1: Reed Brush

  Reed Brush with wooden handle.
• 2019.6.3: Wooden wall / table cloth measure

  Wooden wall / table cloth measure.
• 2019.7.1: Shuttle

  Shuttle used in the textile manufacture.
• 2019.7.2: Shuttle

  Shuttle used in the textile manufacture.
• B1-032/4/10: Carding (4)

  Close up of a carding machine. A retouched photograph dated August 23rd 1919 produced by WN Sharpe Ltd
• B1-032/4/11: Carding (5)

  Photograph of a room of carding machines. A smaller machine is to the left of the photograph with rollers. A basket of fleece is to the right with a lamp hanging above it. The photograph has been retouched by WH Sharpe Ltd and is dated August 23rd 1919 and is mounted on board. On the back of the board is 'one of the carding rooms' and ' carding machinery ' written in red.
• B1-032/4/12: Noble combing (1)

  Photograph shows a closeup of a noble comb at work. The image also shows a man to the left, a young girl in the centre and a woman to the right.
• B1-032/4/13: Noble combing (2)

  Close up of noble comb machinery
• B1-032/4/14: Noble combing (3)

  Photograph shows a room containing 5 circular noble combing machines in combing shed producing wool tops. Small machine in foreground shows a punch preparing ball tops.
• B1-032/4/15: Nip combing

  Photograph shows a number of nip combing machines driven by overhead belts in combing shed.