Saltaire Collection

Items

• 2025.77: School Museum Celebrates Teachers Who Were Suffragettes

  Bradford Telegraph & Argus article 15th October 2025 School Museum Celebrates Teachers Who Were Suffragettes by Brian Russell. A two page article about the Hanson Academy School Museum. Includes a photograph of former teachers at Hanson school who were suffragettes
• 2025.87.1: When shops were the heartbeat of a village

  A single page Telegraph and Argus newspaper article dated January 14 2012 which was found inside Roger Clarke's book 'A Penny for Going'. The article looks at the book which traces the history of Saltaire through its shops and shopkeepers.
• 2025.88: Sponsored Street Signs Go Down Well With Village

  Telegraph and Argus news cutting undated. A coloured picture of Albert Bowtell is included. The article refers to a campaign to replace modern street signs in Saltaire with Victorian looking ones. People were able to sponsor a Victorian sign for seventy five pounds and then received a replica sign of their choice. Albert chose 'Albert Road'
• 2025.92: Remember when... a hospital was here

  Telegraph and Argus black and white newspaper article dated July 4th 2002 showing Saltaire Hospital in 1968 when Victoria Road still had its railings
• 2025.93: Remember when... 1939 fire brigade went on parade

  Telegraph and Argus black and white newspaper article dated July 11th 2002 showing Salts (Saltaire) Ltd Fire Brigade in 1939. The lorry behind them seems to be carrying nurses.
• 2025.94: 53 years with textile firm

  53 years with textile firm. Telegraph and Argus black and white newspaper article dated Oct 1st 1971. The article focuses on Mr Albert Brown of Albert Road Saltaire who retired after 53 years with Salts (Saltaire) Ltd. He started at the mill aged 12 and started full time there aged 13.
• 2025.95: Memories of the Music Halls

  Telegraph and Argus black and white newspaper article undated. The article focuses on a letter written by Roger W. Suddards referring to a previous newspaper article about the song 'Meet Me Gwen on Shipley Glen'.
• B1-224: Death of John Rhodes

  Page from Bradford \Weekly Telegraph 19th December 1913 reporting on the death of John Rhodes. Rhodes was one member of a consortium of four Bradford Businessmen who bought Salts Mill and Saltaire from the Salt family in 1893. (2 copies)
• B1-225: Death of John Maddocks

  Photocopy of Page from Bradford Daily Telegraph 11 August 1924 on the death of John Maddocks. Maddocks was one of four businessmen who purchased the business of Sir TItus Salt Bart and Company in 1893 from the Salt family.
• C2b-386.23: World site boost for county's reputation

  World site boost for county's reputation. Yorkshire Post newspaper article dated Saturday December 15th 2001. Article examines how the granting of world heritage status to Saltaire could boost tourism.
• H2-210.5: Pages 5-6 from a book of James Roberts' newspaper cuttings 1905-1918

  Aug 25-26 1905 adverts. Aug 24-26 1905 adverts. Sept 4-6 1905 adverts. Sept 8 1905 Salts Mill's rating appeal. Sept 11 1905 James Roberts on South African Ethnic Labour. May 4 1906 Proposed new Hospital at Saltaire (1)....
• 2017.1.5.5: Child's trousers

  Small boy's knee length trousers. Yellow satin with cream cotton lining. Waistband is raised at the back and has 6 silver buttons, 4 at the front and 2 at the back to accomodate braces, with inscription OUR OWN MAKE* .
• B1-601: 1 sample of Saltaire fabric

  1 sample of Saltaire fabric, striped, mixed blue, brown, cream, red and purple
• B1-602: 1 sample of Saltaire fabric

  1 sample of Saltaire fabric, striped, blue and beige
• B1-603: 1 sample of Saltaire fabric

  1 sample of Saltaire fabric, striped, light blue, orange and brown
• B1-604: 1 sample of Saltaire fabric

  1 sample of Saltaire fabric, striped, light pink, brown and blue
• B1-605: 1 sample of Saltaire fabric

  1 sample of Saltaire fabric, plain red
• 2025.82: Cloth Sample and Badge

  Salts (Saltaire) Ltd Saltaire Cloth Sample and Badge. Light blue piece of woollen cloth with 'Saltaire Made in England' printed on the side. The cloth also has a printed label showing 'Salts (Saltaire) Ltd No. G5143. The badge attached to the cloth shows an alpaca with 'Saltaire registered trade mark' underneath
• 2025.129: Suit length of grey and blue pinstriped cloth with 'Saltaire Fabric All Wool Made in England' in white and green along the edge

  Suit length of grey and blue pinstripe cloth with 'Saltaire Fabric All Wool Made in England' in white and green along the edge
• 2025.130: Suit length of grey and blue pinstriped cloth with 'Saltaire Fabric All Wool Made in England' in white and green along the edge

  Suit length of grey and blue pinstriped cloth with 'Saltaire Fabric All Wool Made in England' in white and green along the edge