Saltaire Collection

Items

• 2020.6.2: Saltaire Overlookers 1830-1914

  'Saltaire Overlookers 1830-1914' by Roger Clarke, with contributions by Colin Coates: Includes items relating to individual overlookers and the social life of overlookers
• D4-009b: Saltaire Congregational Sunday School Jubilee 1876-1926

  Booklet published as a souvenir to mark the 50 year jubilee anniversary of the opening of the Saltaire Congregational Sunday School. The booklet marks a reunion of 'old scholars' on April 24 and 25 1926. There is a programme of events for both days and also an event on 26 April for a 'Tea at 6.0 o'clock for Junior Scholars'. There is a brief retrospective of the last 50 years of the school.
• 2024.36: Descriptive Index Catalogue of the Library of the Saltaire Club and Institute

  A full catalogue of the contents of the Library of the Saltaire Club and Institute. Has brief details in the front of the volume of the operation of the LIbrary. Most of the 1665 pages consist of an alphabetical listing of the items held in the Library.
• 2022.74: Saltaire's Allotments: A history

  A history of the various allotments in Saltaire researched by Les Brook with major contributions from Colin Coates and James Roberts. A detailed history of the provision and use of allotments in Saltaire, including many changes to their extent and location.
• 2026.4: They built Saltaire

  An 8 page document with a plan of the village of Saltaire indicating the parts that were constructed by different builders. The document outlines the key builders and contractors involved in the development of Saltaire village, highlighting their roles, projects, and historical context. A major builder was John Ives, but the document also details others including: Molson, Ingram Lapish, and John Barry. A particular issue addressed is that the term 'building contract' is used, both historically and by the book authors, to refer to a range of items, including invitations to tender as well as actual contracts. Another problem considered is that often contracts were advertised for both public buildings and housing but then subsequently separated.
• E2-033a-k: Salt School's Technical School Prospectuses (1927-1940)

  11 original copies of: Salt Schools Technical School Prospectuses (1927-1939) a) Prospectus Science & Manual Training Deptment - 1927-28 b) Prospectus Textile Department - 1927-28 c) Prospectus Technical School - 1930-31 d) Prospectus Technical School - 1931-32 e) Prospectus Technical School - 1932-33 f) Prospectus Technical School - 1933-34 g) Prospectus Technical School - 1934-35 h) Prospectus Technical School - 1935-36 i) Prospectus Technical School - 1936-37 j) Prospectus Technical School - 1938-39 k) Prospectus Technical School - 1939-40
• 2026.1: John Ives timeline and notes

  A 78 page document with notes, newspaper exceprts and some excerpts from plans and maps all relating to the life and activities of John Ives. John Ives was a major builder during the mid to late nineteenth century in Bradford and surrounding areas. He built Bradford's new town hall, and many buildings in Saltaire.
• Congregational Sunday School site, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  The Sunday School was the last building constructed in Titus Salt’s lifetime, built on the corner of Caroline Street and Victoria Road. Initially, the site was going to be used for a hotel but it was repurposed for the Sunday School. Salt was a keen proponent of Sunday Schools and lived just long enough to see his own completed. Titus and his wife Caroline attended the opening ceremony but were forced to leave early due to his failing health. His grandson, Harold Salt, opened the Sunday School in May 1876. Sir Titus died in December the same year. The Sunday School was demolished in 1973 and is now a council-run car park.
• 2024.34: 1872: When samurai came to Saltaire

  A research document from local historian Les Brook on the visit in 1872 of the Japanese Iwakura Embassy visit to Saltaire. The Iwakura Embassy was a high-level governmental group from Japan who toured the world to investigate the latest developments in industry and technology. They visited Saltaire to view the renowned Salts Mill and the model village of Saltaire. Contents include: What was the Iwakura Embassy? The Embassy’s historical backstory The members of the Embassy The Embassy in the USA Four months in Britain The visit to Bradford and Saltaire DAY 1: Thursday 24 October 1872 DAY 2: Friday 25 October 1872 DAY 3: Saturday 26 October 1872 DAY 4: Sunday 27 October 1872 DAY 5: Monday 28 October 1872 From Yorkshire to London The Embassy in continental Europe, and beyond
• C3b-272a-b: The Land Acquisitions of Titus Salt in Shipley & Baildon

  2 copies of booklet: 'The Land Acquisitions of Titus Salt in Shipley & Baildon' by Ian Watson
• C2b-102/16/19: Congregational Church : Sunday School (3)

  Congregational Church : Sunday School (3). One of a collection of Slides relating to Saltaire compiled by Albert Bowtell.
• C2b-111: Saltaire Congregational Sunday School

  Photocopy of photograph of Saltaire Congregational Sunday School
• 2024.10: Sir James Roberts leaves Saltaire (The land disposals of Sir James Roberts)

  Document describing the land holdings of Sir James Roberts in Saltaire and nearby Milner Field following his sale of the Salts textile business in 1918. The research is based mainly on letters exchanged between Sir James Roberts and his representative in Saltaire, John Baker.
• C2b-102/16/17: Congregational Church : Sunday School (1)

  Congregational Church : Sunday School (1). One of a collection of Slides relating to Saltaire compiled by Albert Bowtell.
• C2b-102/16/18: Congregational Church : Sunday School (2)

  Congregational Church : Sunday School (2). One of a collection of Slides relating to Saltaire compiled by Albert Bowtell.
• D4-010: Lines on the Model Village of Saltaire and the Opening of the New Sunday School April 29 1876'

  Mounted board: A poem 'Lines on the Model Village of Saltaire and the Opening of the New Sunday School April 29 1876'
• C2b-045: Congregational Church Sunday School

  Photograph of Congregational Church Sunday School. Shows the front of the building facing Victoria Road and the south side along Caroline Street.
• D3-031a: Sunday with the Suffragettes

  A photocopy of a newspaper article from the Bradford Daily Telegraph describing a suffragette meeting on Shipley Glen on Sunday 31 May 1908. The leading activist Emmelinbe Pankhurst, (Honorary Secretary of the Women's Soical and Political Union) addressed a large crowd. Mary Gawthorpe, Nellie Kenny, Adela Pankhurst and 'Mrs Baines and others' also spoke. Large number of police were present to keep order, from what is reported as being a rowdy crowd.
• D3-031c: Suffragettes at Shipley Glen: Great Sunday demonstration

  A photocopy of a newspaper article from the Yorkshire Daily Observer describing a suffragette meeting on Shipley Glen on Sunday 31 May 1908. The leading activist Emmelinbe Pankhurst, (Honorary Secretary of the Women's Soical and Political Union) addressed a large crowd (estimated to be several tens of thousands). Mary Gawthorpe, Nellie Kenny, Adela Pankhurst and 'Mrs Baines and others' also spoke. Large number of police were present to keep order, from what is reported as being a rowdy crowd.
• 2020.6.1: Grange Court-Baildon Lodge History

  A typed article 'Grange Court-Baildon Lodge' relating to the owners and occupiers, including Titus Salt Junior compiled by Roger Clarke, October 2019