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Salt, Titus, Sir Major textile industrialist, businessman and philanthropist in nineteenth century Bradford. Commisioned the building of Salts Mill and Saltaire. -
Roberts, James, Sir From humble beginnings, James Roberts achieved great success in the textlie industry. He became owner of Salts Mill in the late nineteenth century and oversaw major developments of the business. -
Roberts, Bertram Foster Son of Sir James Roberts. Involved in the management of Salts Mill until his early death. James Roberts later gifted Saltaire Park to the public and had it renamed Roberts Park in rememberance of Bertram. -
Sir Titus Salt's Hospital building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom Titus Salt built an infirmary in Saltaire to care for the village residents. It had enough wards and beds for 27 patients, a dispensary and a surgery for treating workers injured in Salts Mill. The hospital was taken over by the NHS in 1948. It was sold in 1974 and became a private nursing home. It has since been converted to private residences. -
Almshouses, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom Unlike many of his contemporaries, Titus Salt was determined to ensure a decent quality of life for his workers, even after they left his employ. In addition to the many educational institutions he built to allow workers to better themselves, he also commissioned the almshouses on Victoria Road. The 45 almshouses were built to provide shelter for those who couldn’t support themselves, such as widows and injured workers. Although preference was given to workers in Salts Mill and their families, anyone of ‘good character’ and unable to support themselves was eligible. Although this was unusually generous by the standards of the time, residents were subject to strict rules on their behaviour and the maintenance of the houses. In what is now No. 29, there was originally a small chapel to save residents walking down to the Congregational Church. On opening it, Salt is reported to have said: 'My sole desire is that you should be happy, and nothing would give me greater pleasure than to know that you are so'. -
Saltaire Congregational Church Titus Salt was a member of the non-conformist Congregational Church. He commisioned an elaborate church building which was built opposite Salts Mill. Since 1859 it has been the home of the Saltaire Congregational Church and its successor organisation the United Reformed Church.