Items

• 2024.66: Statement and scheme for reconstruction

  Original paper handwritten document relating to the Salt family business. The document sets out the details of the proposed takeover of Salts Mill and Saltaire village by a consortium of four Bradford businessmen: Isaac Smith, John Rhodes, John Maddocks and James Roberts. The document outlines the will of the the late Sir Titus Salt, describes the capital structure of Sir Titus Salt Bart. Sons and Co. Ltd. It also the describes the incorporation of the firm as a limited company and its recent decision to apply for voluntary liquidation. It finally outlines the proposed takeover by the consortium. A detailed intepretation of the document by local historian David King is available in item A1-125. A copy, typewritten version of the same document is available in the Denys Salt Collection as item 2018.36.3
• Ferniehurst, Baildon, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Ferniehurst was a grand mansion in Baildon, near Saltaire. It was built as the home of Edward Salt, the third son of Sir Titus, who was a director of Sir Titus Salt Bart. Sons and Company Limited. The house was demolished and is now mainly a recreational area.
• Oxenhope, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Oxenhope is a rural village near to Haworth and Keighley in West Yorkshire. Sir James Roberts was born in Oxenhope.
• Strathallan Castle, Perthshire, United Kingdom

  Strahallan Castle was purchased by Sir James Roberts in 1910. Sir James offered the castle for use during the First World War, and it was used a a Red Cross convalescent hospital. Durng the Second World War it temporarily hosted a Glasgow girls school that had been moved for safety. Today the castle is still home to some of Sir James's descendants.
• F1b-160.3: Adverts from Jones's Mercantile Directory of Bradford 1863

  A4 sheets with cut outs of smaller photocopied adverts, including: Edward Hillam & Co. makers of hydraulic steam presses, Joseph Kitson makers of cattle food
• F1b-160.2: Adverts from Jones's Mercantile Directory of Bradford 1863

  Photocopied sheet of advertisements, including: Leach's Photographic Gallery, F.W. Marshall manufacturer of reeds and healds, George Heaton coal and furnace coke, Christopher Stephenson joiner and cabinet maker, Taylor & Hoe dentists
• 2018.66: Saltaire: An introduction to the village of Sir Titus Salt

  A booklet introducing Titus Salt and explaining the origins and features of Saltaire village.
• 2018.64: Saltaire: Our Memories, Our HIstory

  A booklet written by those who lived and worked in the early 1900s as young students, about their memories and experiences.
• 2018.63: Saltaire Building Conservation Policy

  An information pack explaining Saltaire's building conservation policy. Includes 6 separate booklets covering: 1. Shop front design 2. Maintenance and repair: programme of inspection 3. Home improvement check-list 4. Original designs and detailing 5.. Listed building repair work - advice notes 6. Some questions answered
• D2-056: Cycling medal

  A metal medal awarded by Saltaire Cycling Club to Reuben Jagger for participation in a Saltaire to Morecambe road race. Engraved writing on the reverse states 'Club handicap. Saltaire to Morecambe. May 19th 1894. Reuben Jagger. 3rd Fastest time'. There is a further engraved writing of 'Fattorini & Sons, Bradford' - the makers of the medal.
• F1b-160.1: The Airedale Dyeworks pricelist (Spring 1922)

  Pricelist of dyeing clothing and household items. List covers ladies' dept, men's dept and household furnishings
• Playing Fields, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  The Playing Fields are a recreational area near the bottom of Victoria Road and near the River Aire on the edge of Saltaire. Salts Sports Association is based here and there are football and cricket grounds and Salts Tennis Club
• Holywood, Down, United Kingdom

  Holywood is a town near Belfast in Northern Ireland.
• Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Slaithwaite is a town in West Yorkshire about 8 miles from Huddersfield. It was the location for several textile businesses from the nineteenth century onwards. Slaithwatie was the birth place of Donald Hanson, one of the last managing directors of Salts Mill as a textile factory.,
• Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

  Oxford is a cathedral city in Oxfordshire famous for its medieval university.
• 2018.76: Saltaire World Heritage Site: Management Plan

  A leaflet sharing Bradford Council's nominiation bid for becoming a World Heritage Site with the public.The bid requires a Management Plan and the leaflet is asking for input from the public. One section of the leaflet is a prepaid response card outlining possible issues that the Management Plan shoud address.
• 2018.77.2: Letter from Clive Woods to Denys Salt

  A handwritten letter from local historian Clive Woods to Denys Salt, referencing Woods' gift to Denys of the then recently published guide 'Saltaire: History & Regeneration' (see 2018.77.1).
• 2024.148.3: Tennis News

  Article produced to celebrate the centenary year of Salt's Tennis Club. A4 typeritten transcriptions of news articles from Shipley Times and Express relating to Salts Tennis Club from 1923-1959. 8 pages
• 2024.150: Documents related to the 2015 Conversazione in Victoria Hall

  1. Update on Conversazione activities, 2. Adventures of Al and Mo 3. Evening of entertainment poster 4. High Tea guest list 5. High tea poster 6. Funding report
• 2024.150.1: Activities planned for the Conversazione

  A typewrittenlist of activites in Victoria Hall as part of the 2015 Conversazione. The list is arranged by rooms and includes displays, comeercial and social group stalls, and various practical activities. Also includes some activities hosted elsewhere in the village including music performances in Roberts Park and a 'Boat fair' near the canal.