Items

• 2018.72: Lost Houses of the West Riding

  A book about the impressive architecture that no longer exists in the old West Riding of Yorkshire (an area now largely contained within West Yorkshire).
• 2018.67: Images of England: Salt and Saltaire

  A collection of over 200 photographs and drawings of Saltaire village, including descriptions and historical contexts. The photographs are created from before the village's creation (1850) to the end of World War Two (1945).
• 2025.40: Shipley, West Yorkshire. Official guide and street map

  Official guide and street map for Shipley. Contains photographs and history of Shipley with coloured map at the back
• 2018.61: Titus of Salts

  A book about the history of the Titus Salt's company and the development of Saltaire village. It includes photographs and contemporary drawings of the village.
• 2019.1.3: Silver Trowel

  Silver Trowel presented to Mrs Catherine Salt (wife of Titus Salt junior) after the laying a ceremonial stone for the extension of Sir Titus Salts Hospital in 1925.
• A2-053: Old Milner Field

  'Old Milner Field' A history of the old house published in 1877. This house was demolished around 1870 to make way for a new Victorian Gothic mansion built for husband and wife Titus Salt Junior and Catherine Salt.
• A2-058b: Salt Family Residences.

  Photocopy of a history of Milner Field
• A2-070a-c: Salt Family Residences.

  3 reproduced photos of card enscribed: ' Ivory Bell Pushes from Milner Field March 1903 turned by Titus Salt esq. on his own lathe'
• 2018.16: Mr G Armstrong, Long Service Certificate

  'Coronation Year The Yorkshire Observer Roll of Honour' Long Service Certificate awarded to Mr G Armstrong, for employment at Salts (Saltaire) Ltd, from 1907 to Coronation Day, 1953.
• Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition

  During the 1880s there was an increased demand for school places in Saltaire. A new School of Art and Science was built on the edge of Saltaire, behind Victoria Hall on what is now Exhibition Road. To help pay for the costs, Titus Salt Junior proposed a major exhibition that would also be a memorial to his late father Sir Titus Salt. The exhibition was held in 1887, and named the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition to also celebrate the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria. The exhibition was opened by one of Victoria's children, Princess Beatrice of Battenburg. Unfortunately, the exhibition failed to meet its costs and that of the new school.
• Salt High School

  The Salt High School opened in 1876. Initially it occupied temporary accommodation, mainly in the Saltaire Club and Institute. In 1878 it moved into the building on Victoria Road that had originally been built to house the Factory School for Salts Mill. The High School was open to both boys and girls although they were educated separately. The High School eventually moved to a new site on the far side of Roberts Park. Today the original buildingis part of Shipley College, a further education institution.
• C3a-015: Diary of John Unwin for the year 1897

  The diary of John Unwin for the year 1897 on two two CDs. The first CD contains scans of each individual page of the diary. The second contains a transcript in a Microsoft Works document, and separate individual spreadsheets (in Microsoft Works format) containing the financial information in the diary.
• 2018.3.1: Dinner service

  Part of a set of dinner service, they are part of a collection of decorated Davenport dinner plates purchased by Catherine and Titus Salt Junior. They were probably from used for dinner parties, but were definitely used for the Royal Visits in 1882 and 1887 (Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenburg).
• 2018.3.16.1: Triumphal Arch in Victoria Road for the Opening of the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition

  Photograph of the Triumphal Arch in Victoria Road for the Opening of the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition. The Arch is covered in foliage, with 'Welcome to Saltaire' and the arch is topped with Angora Goats. This was part of the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition in 1887, which was opened by Princess Beatrice.
• 2018.3.16.2: Inside a building of the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee exhibition 1887

  Portrait photograph of inside one of the exhibition buildings, the room is open to the ceiling with windows reminiscent of the top floor of Salts Mill. The exhibit includes a clock and ceramics. This was part of the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition in 1887, which was opened by Princess Beatrice.
• 2018.3.16.4.1: The arrival of Princess Beatrice for the opening of Shipley Technical College

  Photograph of the arrival of Princess Beatrice for the opening of Shipley Art and Technical College. The mount card has a typed label 'Official opening of the Shipley Art and Techinical Institute in 1887, Sir George Chubb (Chubb safes) presented the key which he handed to Mrs Titus Salt (Dauguter-in-law of Sir Tutus) who in turn handed it to HRH Princes Beatrice who then performed the opening ceremony'.
• 2018.3.25: Princess Breatrice

  Signed photograph of Princess Beatrice dressed in a fur-trimmed coat over an embroidered dress with a train. She is stood with one glove off lent on a chair. This was given to the Salt Family during the royal visit.
• 2018.36.5: Sir Titus Salt, Bart., Sons & Co. Limited Deed of Arrangement

  Deed of arrangement between members of the Late Sir Titus Salt's Family and Messrs Smith, Rhodes, Maddocks and Roberts. The document lays out the plans for reconstruction of Salts between members of the Salt family and the Syndicate of four Bradford businessmen who were buying Sir TItus Salt Bart & Co.
• 2018.37.1: Salad plate

  Salad plate, one of a full Davenport, decorated dinner service purchased by Catherine and Titus Salt Junior. They were probably used for dinner parties, but were defiantly used for the Royal Visits in 1882 for the visit of Prince and Princess of Wales.
• 2018.37.2: Small platter

  Small platter, one of a full Davenport, decorated dinner service purchased by Catherine and Titus Salt Junior. They were probably used for dinner parties, but were definitely used for the Royal Visits in 1882 for the visit of Prince and Princess of Wales.