Items

• C2b-224: Saltaire village Images (Places)

  'The Park and Salts Mill' (with sporting event)
• C2b-380d: Saltaire village Images (Places)

  Photograph taken at the top of Salts Mill - Looking down on Victoria Hall, Saltaire
• E2-051: George Long

  Newspaper cutting and photograph re. George Long, Head of Spinning at Salts Mill, and Instructor at Shipley Technical College
• H1-009: Donald Hanson - Salts Mill Directors

  A speech given by Donald Hanson at Bradford Grammar School Speech Day 13th November 1984.
• H1-028: Donald Hanson - Salts Mill Directors

  Photograph of a brass band outside the Huddersfield branch of the Bradford and Bingley Building Society
• B1-626: Bobbin of light grey yarn

  A large bobbin of thin, light grey yarn. There is a card core
• B1-624: Bobbin of dark green yarn

  A large bobbin of thin, dark green yarn. There is a light blue plastic core.
• Baker, John

  John Baker was a Clerk of Works at Salts Mill during the early twentieth century when it was owned by Sir James Roberts. He then became Roberts' representative in Saltaire when Salts Mill was sold in 1918. He collected rent for Roberts, gave out pensions and generally looked out for his interests. The Saltaire Collection includes correspondence between Baker and Roberts.
• B1-625: Bobbin of dark grey yarn

  A large bobbin of thin, dark grey yarn. There is a double core of brown and grey plastic.
• 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
• B1-222: Dinner and dance invitations

  Set of 16 Salts (Saltaire) Ltd. 'Staff Dinner and Dance' invitations
• B1-405: 'Salts' Boss dies of Cancer' 25th September 1997

  Telegraph and Argus article on Jonathan Silver
• B1-406: 'Prince saddened by the Death of Salts' Boss' 26th September 1997

  Telegraph and Argus article on Jonathan Silver
• B1-451: Glass ash-tray

  Souvenir glass ash-tray for 'Salts (Saltaire) Ltd.
• D1-074a-b: Leisure - Groups and Societies: Brass Bands

  Photograph of Salts Silver Band with competition shield mounted on grey card at an unkown location
• 2022.47: 'Bradford Chamber of Commerce Centenary 1851-1951'

  A book consisting mainly of advertisements relating to the textile trade, including one for 'Salts (Saltaire) Ltd'. Plus some articles, including one on 'Textile Machinery Through The Ages'. and 'Some Notable Industrial Enterprises'
• 2023.7: Offer of employment letter

  A typed letter from Salts (Saltaire) Limited offering employment as a Sales Analysis Clerk to Mrs D. A. Rand. Includes hours of work, holiday entitelement and salary.,
• B1-547: 7 printers stamps with images of alpacas

  7 printers wood and metal stamps with images of alpacas. See also B1-112 for original prints of the stamps used in the Salts business.
• Salt High School

  The Salt High School opened in 1876. Initially it occupied temporary accommodation, mainly in the Saltaire Club and Institute. In 1878 it moved into the building on Victoria Road that had originally been built to house the Factory School for Salts Mill. The High School was open to both boys and girls although they were educated separately. The High School eventually moved to a new site on the far side of Roberts Park. Today the original buildingis part of Shipley College, a further education institution.
• A4-005: Dayton - The other town that the Salts built

  Booklet giving brief history of the developments in Dayton, Tennessee where the Salt family built a large mining and processing enterprise, and an accompanying town for the workers that had similarities to Saltaire.