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• United Reformed Church building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Titus Salt was a devout Congregationalist. The Congregational Church (now the United Reformed Church) was built in 1859 with £16000 of Salt’s personal fortune (around £1.4 million today). The church stands in its own grounds with a small churchyard. Like the rest of the village, the church was constructed in Italianate style, with fluted columns, tower and scagliola pillars (imitation marble). Two ornate chandeliers of cut glass were suspended from the ceiling, requiring roof trusses to be added at a later date to support the weight. To the North side of the church is the Salt family mausoleum, where Titus, Caroline and several other members of the Salt family were buried. Following the First World War, a memorial was erected in the church grounds to commemorate those from Saltaire who lost their lives. The Church is now Grade I listed.
• C3b-103: Guide to Saltaire United Reformed Church

  Booklet 'Guide to Saltaire United Reformed Church'
• C2b-104: Lower George Street and United Reformed Church

  Postcard of coloured drawing of lower George Street and the United Reformed Church in Saltaire.
• C2b-115a-b: View of Saltaire from roof of United Reformed Church

  2 photocopies of two photos taken from scaffolding at the top of Saltaire United Reformed Church during roof repairs
• C2b-122: View of United Reformed Church

  Photocopy of two photos taken from scaffolding at the top of Saltaire United Reformed Church during repairs - showing men working on the portico and leading the portico roof
• C2b-124: View of United Reformed Church

  Two photos taken from scaffolding at the top of Saltaire United Reformed Church - 1 photo showing gold-leaved acanthus element
• C2b-125: United Reformed Church gold spire

  Photocopy of two photos taken from scaffolding at the top of Saltaire United Reformed Church during roof repairs - 1 photo showing gold spire on top of dome
• C2b-126: United Reformed Church spire and acanthus

  Photocopy of two photos taken from scaffolding at the top of Saltaire United Reformed Church during roof repairs - 1 photo showing gold-leaf acanthus , 1 photo showing gold spire
• C2b-127a-b: United Reformed Church spire

  2 photocopies of a photograph of multipile shots of the spire taken down from top of Saltaire United Reformed Church during roof repairs
• D4-037a: Saltaire Congregational Church guide book

  Saltaire United Reformed Church 'Guide' 1987
• C2b-123: View of United Reformed Church roof and Roberts Park

  Photocopy of two photos taken from scaffolding at the top of Saltaire United Reformed Church during roof repairs - showing church roof and Roberts Park
• D3-063: Pulpit at United Reformed Church

  Enlarged & mounted photograph of the preacher's pulpit at Saltaire Congregational Church by Anderson, L.
• 2024.29: Jonathan climbs the tower

  A framed photographic image of the new bell being installed at Saltaire United Reformed Church July 7th 2003.
• C2b-032.14: Interior of Congregational Church, Saltaire

  Postcard showing the organ inside the Congregational (now United Reformed) Church, Saltaire. Pews are also visible in the foreground.
• C2b-064: Saltaire Congregational Church

  Photograph of Saltaire Congregational Church, now the United Reformed Church
• C2b-077a-b: Congregational Church

  Postcard of Congregational Church (now United Reformed Church) in Saltaire
• C2b-092: Saltaire Congregational Church

  Photograph-montage of Saltaire Congregational Church (now United Reformed Church) bust of Sir Titus Salt
• 2024.3: A painting of gents' toilet in Saltaire Congregational Church

  A watercolour painting of wooden toilet in Saltaire Congregational Church before it was removed. See also 2024.4.
• 2018.9.2.4: Papers relating to Philanthropy

  Correspondence, receipts and ephemera re donations by Isabel Salt (1939-1959). Includes Saltaire Congregational Church, The South London Mission and PDSA (People's Dispensary for Sick Animals). Comprises: - Letter from ?, Bingley re memories of Milner Field (17.08.1948) - Letter from the PDSA re donations (01.07.1957) - Letter from G. Doyle and two receipts for cheques of £200 & £50 re donation to the church (01.07.1957) - Two letters from 'The South London Mission' re donations (02.07.1957) - Letter from W. Morrell, Chairman of the Trustees of Saltaire Congregational Church re donations (03.07.1957) - Letter from W. Morrell re upkeep of the mausoleum (01.10.1957) - Booklet 'Saltaire Congregational Church 1859-1959 Celebration of the Centenary Service' (05.04.1959) - Three cheque stubs, undated - Printed sheet 'Collection for the Memorial Fund', undated. Series of letters and leaflets from Saltaire Congregational Church: 1) Handwritten list of the Trustees of Saltaire Congregational Church (August 1939) 2) Receipt of a cheque for £10 from 'The Salt Family' to the Trustees of Saltaire Congregational Church (25.11.1939) 3) Letter from Walter Morrell, re mausoleum (03.12.1939) 4) Letter from W. Popplestone re mausoleum maintenance (04.12.1939) 5) Receipt for a cheque for £50 from Miss Salt to the Trustees (07.03.1949) 6) Letter from G. Doyle re donation (07.03.1949) 7) Letter from Mrs Morrell, 23, Albert Road, Saltaire re Miss Salt being an invalid. (07.04.1949) 8) Saltaire Congregational Church newsletter 'Saltaire Messenger' (January and April 1949) 9) Newsletter of The Bradford Congregational Association (February 1949) 10) Programme for the service of re-dedication of the Church organ (02.09.1950) 11) Leaflet, 'Description of the Organ' (02.09.1950) Series of letters, from Henry Williamson, Saltaire Congregational Church Secretary re church activities: 1) Repairs and Sunday School (02.03.1949) 2) Personal (07.03.1949) 3) Church cleaning and improvements (06.09.1950) 4) Replacement of Church railings by R.W. Guild (14.06.1951) 5) Church Centenary and BBC broadcast (16.03.1953) 6) Personal (Christmas 1956) 7) Re increase in Miss Salt's bequest to the Church (26.06.1957)
• 2024.31.9: The Saltaire Church opened for worship in 1859

  The United Reform Church, Saltaire. 1 of a set of 12 photographs from the collections of the Saltaire Village Society and the Saltaire Traders' Association