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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
2024.91: The Saltaire Journal Vol.1 No.3 July 2009. A History of the Saltaire Almshouses Includes snippets about the Salts Band with photograph, a demonstration of Edison's phonograph at Victoria Hall in 1890, George Salt and a double decker steam tram and information about Titus Salt's early investigations into alpaca fibre. Also includes a book review of Saltaire United Reformed Church 150 years anniversary 2009 church history -
Methodist Church building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom The Wesleyan Methodist Chapel that first stood on this site was built in 1868 on land gifted by Titus Salt. The original church was demolished in 1970 due to its deteriorating condition. The current Methodist Church was built in 1971 and was subsequently modified to be more in keeping with the surrounding village. Saltaire has survived into the 21st century remarkably unscathed. With the Bath and Wash Houses and the Congregational Sunday School, the Wesleyan Methodist Church is one of the few buildings to have been lost. -
2024.4: Painting of gents' toilets in Saltaire Congregational Church A watercolour painting of wooden toilet in Saltaire Congregational Church. The cistern is visible on the left. The toilet was due to be removed and the painting was made before the removal. There are notes on the back of the painting by the artist (who was a teenager at the time) about when the work was done and why. See also 2024.3.