Saltaire Collection

Items

• D3-051a-t: Shipley Glen Tramway

  Various items on Shipley Glen Tramway a. Booklet 'The shipley Glen Tramway - its social history since 1895 and its mechanics' b. Blue plastic wallet containing Shipley Glen Tramway Pass c. Booklet Shipley Glen Tramway - 100 Years at Shipley Glen by Michael J Leak d. 2 Leaflets Shipley Glen Cable Tramway timetable (2001 & no date) e. Photocopy of poster advertising Air Training Corps for youths 16-18 years f. Newspaper cutting for Telegraph & Argus 13th Jan 2007 - Past Times Alms and the Man and Woman (Saltaire) g. Photocopy of a news papercutting (paper & date unknown) The Other Glen Rides h. 4 Letters from pupils to Tony about a trip to Shipley Glen Tramway - teacher Jeni Wilson 2003 i. Booklet - A mini Guide to Glen Tramway (& Shipley Glen) j. 3 pink Glen Tramway tickets k. Laminated small paper with poem The Tram l. Shipley Tram Glenway Steering Group - Minutes of meeting 13th April 2000 m. Shipley Tram Glenway Steering Group - Minutes of meeting 6th July 2000 n. Shipley Tram Glenway Steering Group - Minutes of meeting 20th January 2000 o. Typed Paper on the benefits of Shipley Glen Tramway becoming a charity p. Shadow Board Glen Tramway meeting minutes 26th October 2000 q. A1 coloured poster for Shipley Glen Experience 20th August (no year given) r. List of 29 events for the Shiplet Glen Experience (no date) s. A4 coloured poster advertising Illingworths Glen Selection t. A4 coloured Poster for Shipley Glen Experience (no date)
• 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.
• D3-100a-u: Leisure - Park & Amenities

  Album of news cuttings on Shipley Glen and the Tramway. Also includes photos of Salts High School girls working on farms in 1947 a. Photocopy of newspaper cutting - Sam Wilson's Glenterprise by Geoff Mellor Pg 1 b. Photocopy of newspaper cutting - Sam Wilson's Glenterprise by Geoff Mellor Pg 2 c. Photocopy of a photo of Bracken Hall Green (Shipley Glen) d. Photocopy of photo of Cragg Hebble (Shipley Glen) e. Photocopy of photo of Mr Sam Wilson & 3rd wife f. Photocopy of photo of Mr Sam Wilson & Glen Tramway 1895 g. Photocopy of photo of Shipley Glen toboggan slide c. 1895 h. Photocopy of photo of Shipley Glen Togoggan Slide with Miss Wison & Mrs Wilson i. Photocopy of photo of Shipley Glen Tramway with Miss Wilson j. Photocopy of photo of Shipley Glen Toboggan Slide (dismantled after accident) k. Photocopy of photo of British Temperance Tea & Coffee house at Bracken Hall l. Photocopy of photo of British Temperance Tea & Coffee house m. Photocopy of photo of Switchback on Brackenhall Green n. Photocopy of photo of Cragg Hebble c. 1898 o. Photocopy of photo of Glen Tramway with Sam Wilson p. Photocopy of photo of Glen Tramway q. Photocopy of photo of Bracken Hall (Shipley Glen) r. Photocopy of photo of Rifle Range - Baildon Moor s. Photo copy of photo of group of pupils & teachers who went potato picking from Salts Girls High School 1944 t. Photocopy of photo of group of girls 1947 Stathern u. Photocopy of photo of Salt hospital
• D3-041: Guide to Shipley Glen Tramway

  Tourist leaflet 'Guide to Shipley Glen Tramway'
• C2b-055: Shipley Glen Tramway festival

  Set of 6 photographs on the Shipley Glen Tramway festival 25.2.2025
• F1b-018a: The road to the Tramway, Shipley Glen

  Laminated photocopy of postcard showing 'The road to the Tramway, Shipley Glen'
• 2025.81.5: Shipley Glen Tramway in motion

  Shipley Glen Tramway in motion
• C4a-015.18: 'The Glen tramway - Its past and its future and Saltaire caught on camera

  A4 laminated poster for Saltaire History Club for 30th September 2010. 'The Glen tramway - Its past and its future' by Richard Freeman & 'Saltaire caught on camera' by Ian Egglestone
• 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.
• F1a-089: 1d Up-1/2d Down: The Story of Shipley Glen and its Tramway

  Booklet '1d Up-1/2d Down' Alan Whitrick & M.J.Leak
• C5-016: Saltaire village, Documents (Places), - Miscellaneous Adverts etc.

  Leaflet - 'Shipley Glen Tramway Experience'
• C2b-015a: Saltaire village postcards

  A sheet of Tinted postcards of Saltaire, 2) Saltaire Church; View of Mill; Shipley Glen Tramway; Victoria Road & Park gates; View of boathouse; train station
• C2b-255: The Anthony Briggs, collection - Saltaire village Images (Places)

  A 'Lilywhite' postcard of the Glen Tramway
• C2b-263: The Anthony Briggs, collection - Saltaire village Images (Places)

  A 'Walter Scott' postcard of the Glen Tramway tracks
• C3b-140: Saltaire village, Documents (Places)

  'Shipley Glen Tramway Experience'
• C3b-448: Saltaire village, Documents (Places)

  Lam/Poster: 'Shipley Glen Tramway Timetable'
• C3b-449: Saltaire village, Documents (Places)

  Lam/Poster: 'Shipley Glen Tramway'
• 2024.7: Baildon - a look at the past

  History of Baildon with photographs. Contains information and photographs of Shipley Glen, the Glen cable tramway and Saltaire mills.
• D3-110: 1d up 1/2d down

  Booklet '1d up 1/2d down' by Whitrick & Leak 'Trackless Public ation' 1982). A bookley about the Shipley Glen tramway.
• 2021.16: Railway Byways in Yorkshire

  Railway Byways in Yorkshire by R,.N. Redman. Containing information on Shipley Glen Tramway