Items

• H2-208.95: Baker Letters - regarding: sale of Milner House and fields

  Mr Hill wants Milner House; Others wanting fields from River Bridge to Hirst Mill & Higher Hirst Mill; John has been offered money to oversee Milner Field after it has been sold
• Iwakura Embassy

  The Iwakura Embassy (or Iwakura Mission) was a diplomatic mission to North America and Europe from 1871 to 1873. Leading Japanese scholars and statesmen visited major industrialised nation to raise the profile of Japan following its period of isolation that had ended in the 1850s. They were also involved in trying to renegotiate trade agreements, and also tasked with gathering information on modern industrial, educational, military and political processes and structures. In Autumn 1872 the Iwakura Embassy visited Saltaire as an example of a model industrial village and modern, integrated textile mill. They were interested in the amenities of the village as well as the mill itself.
• 2018.3: Denys Salt Collection

  Collection donated by Denys Salt who was the great-great grandson of Sir Titus Salt. The collection is different to the Isabel Salt collection as it a family archive of items passed to Denys. It includes orginal documents and plates from the family dinner services used during the Royal visits.
• 2018.3.16.2: Inside a building of the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee exhibition 1887

  Portrait photograph of inside one of the exhibition buildings, the room is open to the ceiling with windows reminiscent of the top floor of Salts Mill. The exhibit includes a clock and ceramics. This was part of the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition in 1887, which was opened by Princess Beatrice.
• 2018.41.1: Titus Salt Junior

  Photograph of Titus Salt Junior looking to the left. He was the fourth son of Sir Titus Salt who took over the running of the Salts Mill after his father died. He is the husband of Catherine (nee Crossley, in a decorated frame.
• 2019.36: Sir Titus Salt. Baronet: His Life and its Lessons.

  Biography of Sir Titus Salt written by his friend and associate Reverend Robert Balgarnie who was Minister of South Cliff Church, Scarborough. The book has 20 chapters and includes 4 illustrations, including one of Crow's Nest Lightcliffe and of the Manor House in Morley where Sir Titus was born.
• 2019.8.1: Fire Hose nozzle

  Fire hose nozzle, marked Titus Salt Esqr.
• 2019.9.2.3: Saltaire town plan

  Showing the town and works of Saltaire and Saltaire Park. From an original plan by Lockwood and Mawson c.1870. The park was under construction in 1870, but was always part of the Lockwood and Mawsons plan for the Town, so this may be a plan for the future or it may be to show the completed work. The corner site at the west end of Gordon Terrace is not yet developed. This site was bought by Sir Titus in 1874.
• 2020.4: Seal Plush Coat

  Seal Plush Coat acquired from California. Produced by the 'Sir Titus Salt & Co, Saltaire's 'Seal Plush' process. The label inside reads: 'This garment is made of Sir Titus Salt's celebrated Seal Plush, and is specially recommended to the wearer by Sir Titus Salt's Co, Saltaire, Eng'. See also 2018.43 for newspaper advertisements for Seal Plush coats.
• 2021.22: Saltaire Tales

  Saltaire Tales by Eddie Lawler - Poems by Eddie Lawler with watercoloured pictures by Deborah M. Lawson
• 2021.6: Salt & Saltaire by Dr. Gary Firth

  Card-backed book: Salt & Saltaire by Dr. Gary Firth. Contains text and photographs on the history of Saltaire
• 2021.8: Salt & Saltaire by W.E. Alderson

  Book - Salt & Saltaire by William Edward Alderson containing text and mainly modern coloured photographs of Saltaire. Information on Dr Alderson in the Foreward.
• 2022.2: Saltaire And Its Founder by Abraham Holroyd

  An account of Titus Salt and the founding of Saltaire
• A1-134a-b: Salt family

  Copy of 'Memorandum & Suggestions for Sir Titus Salt Bart Sons & Co September 1883. The original document (and more details) are available as item 2024.65.
• A3-108: Salt family: Royal visit

  Photocopy of a photograph of the visit of Princess Royal / Countess of Harewood ?? visit to Saltaire Mills c.1930s
• A3-159: Menu holders

  3 gold hand decorated menu holders with hand written menus
• B1-032/5/11: Workers walking up Victoria Road (c.1920s)

  Slightly more distant photograph of workers walking up Victoria Road. Children can be seen in the front left of the picture. A clearer sign saying 'Anniversary Rev William Paxton. Oliver A Thornton' is visible
• B1-218b: Poetry or Bust

  Booklet: 'Poetry or Bust' a play by Tony Harrison. It tells the story of John Nicholson a sometime woolsorter but published playwrite and poet known as the 'Airedale Poet'. Despite some success, Nicholson moved to Bradford and found work with Titus Salt as a woolsorter. He died while trying to cross the River Aire in 1943 in what became Saltaire about 10 years later. Tony Harrison's play tells the story of Nicholson's life and was first performed in Salts Mill in 1993, 150 years after his death and only 100 metres or so from where he tried to cross the river.
• B1-219: The Return

  Copy of 'The Return' a poem by Madge Townend
• B1-221: Alpaca cards

  Packet of assorted 'Alpaca 'Saltaire' ' cards