Items

• H2-119b: Various Lists from Baker's Papers

  Booklet: 'Various Lists from Baker's Papers' compiled by Ian Watson. John Baker acted as local agent in Saltaire for Sir James Roberts after Sir James' retirement and move from Saltire. The letters contain a great deal of information on land dealings, rents, pensions and other business issues.
• H2-121: Map of Midgley Farm, Coach Road, Baildon

  Map of Midgley Farm, Coach Road, Baildon with a total of the acreage of farm and wood. The types of land (arable, pasture and tennis grounds) have been written on the map in red. Midgley Farm was part of the Robert's Estate and is detailed in H2-001 (Baildon and Shipley Rent Book) and aspects of the management of the farms in the Robert estate are described in the baker letters.
• H2-124a: Milner Field estate the Property of Sir James Roberts Esq

  Black and white estate map of Milner Field . Areas of the map have been highlighted in pink (presumably to signify ownership by Roberts?) these areas are: Milner Field, Milner Field Farm, Oakfield House, Primrose Hill, buildings at Dowley gap, Bully Coppy Wood, Fell Wood, Spring Farm, Lane End Farm, Glen View Cottage, Daisy Bank, Strawberry Garden, Bracken Hall, Old Glen House and Trench Farm as well as some additional buildings in Gilstead and Baildon.
• H2-131: Roberts Wedding photograph

  'Wedding of Bertram Foster Roberts to Gertrude Denby' (Ladies Pictorial)
• H2-132: Jubilee of the Foundation of Saltaire

  'Jubilee of the Foundation of Saltaire' (Yorkshire Daily Observer 19th September 1903)
• H2-133: Jubilee of the Foundation of Saltaire

  'Jubilee of the Foundation of Saltaire', newspaper article from the Shipley Times & Express
• H2-134: Salt Schools Presidential Address

  'Salt Schools Presidential Address' (Shipley Times & Express 2nd October 1903)
• H2-135: Salt Schools Presidential Address by the Archbishop of York

  'Salt Schools Presidential Address by the Archbishop of York', article from Shipley Times & Express
• H2-136: A Statue of Sir Titus Salt: Gift by Mr James Roberts

  'A Statue of Sir Titus Salt: Gift by Mr James Roberts' - an article in the Yorkshire Observer
• H2-137: Saltaire: Its Origins and History

  A newspaper article on the history of Saltaire. Published in 1903 when Sir James Roberts commissioned a statue of Saltaire's founder, SIr TItus Salt, to be placed in Saltaire Park (now Roberts Park). There are photographs of the statue, Sir James Roberts and his son Bertram Roberts and of Salts Mill.
• H2-138: The City of Bradford

  'The City of Bradford' (Baptist Times & Freeman)
• H2-139: Sir Titus Salt Hospital Re-opening

  Advertisement re.'Sir Titus Salt Hospital Re-opening' (Shipley Times & Express)
• H2-144: James Roberts at Saltaire Rose Show

  Newspaper article entitled 'Famous Yorkshire Rose Show: A Big Success'. Includes a photograph of Sir James and Lady Roberts. Published in Daily Sketch 13th July 1911
• H2-147: Strathallan Castle and convalescent soldiers

  'Strathallan Castle: Convalescent Tommies & Nurses' - article in the Daily Sketch 1915. Strahallan Castle was an estate in Scotland purchased by Sir James Roberts. In 1914 Roberts offered the estate for use for the care of World War One soldiers.
• H2-148: Origins of Saltaire

  'The Founding of Saltaire' (Yorkshire Observer Budget)
• H2-160b: Oxenhope Mill: James Roberts' first employment

  A photograph of Oxenhope Mill where Sir James Roberts first worked as a boy.
• H2-163a-b: The Street Decorations

  Newspaper article on Bertram Foster Roberts & Gertrude Denby's wedding - 1903
• H2-164a: Brass Castle, Harden

  2 photographs of 'Brass Castle', Harden. Marked 'Birthplace of Elizabeth Foster'. Elizabeth Foster was the wife of Sir James Roberts
• H2-164b: Brass Castle, Harden

  Enlarged photograph of 'Brass Castle', Harden. Marked 'Mr and Mrs Foster ?' who were the parents of Elizabeth Foster, wife of Sir James Roberts
• H2-165a: Jubilee Souvenir

  Copy of Sir Titus Salt Bart. Sons & Co Limited Jubilee Souvenier Brochure - 1903, celebrating 50 years since Salts Mill was opened. The cover features a photograph of Sir Titus Salt and an image of his Croix de la Legion d'Honneur awarded by France for services to the textile industry in 1867.