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Edward VII, King Edward was king of the United Kingdom between 1901 and 1910. As the Prince of Wales, he visited Yorkshire in 1882 with his wife Princess Alexandra to preside at the opening of the new Technical College in Bradford. While visiting, the prince and princess stayed at Milner Field, the home of Titus Junior and Catherine Salt. -
Saltaire Club and Institute The Saltaire Club and Institute opened in 1870 and was based in a large new building on Victoria Road, above Salts Mill. The building is now referred to as Victoria Hall. Although not part of the temperance movement, Titus Salt was staunchly opposed to the construction of a public house in his village, having seen many workers in Bradford drink their wages away as soon as they were paid and fail to provide for their families. Residents were free to drink at home or at pubs outside the village but Salt hoped they would be attracted by the more immediate Social Club and Institute. The founding rules of the Club and Institute stated that its objects were 'to afford to the inhabitants of Saltaire, and its neighbourhood, the means of social intercourse, mutual help, mental and moral improvement and rational recreation, also to afford facilities for holding meetings of Friendly and other Societies'. There was a small quarterly charge for membership, whch was open to men, women and young people over the age of 13. The building housed rooms for billiards, bagatelle, chess and drafts, reading, classrooms, an extensive library, a laboratory and a large hall for lectures and concerts. In the 1880s it housed the Schools of Art and Science before they moved to the purpose-built Exhibition Building. -
Salt, Titus, Junior Fifth son of Sir Titus and Caroline Salt. He became one of the leading directors of the family firm Sir Titus Salt, Bart. and Sons Ltd. -
Dayton Coal and Iron Company Limited Company founded in Dayton, Tennessee, United States owned by the Salts company. The company manufactured iron and stell, based on the large local deposits of iron ore and coal. The Salts made major investements in the company which were partly to blame for the subsequent financial difficulties of the textile business in the UK. The Salts gave up their interest in the Dayton company in 1892 and sold the textile business the following year. Dayton was the site of rich coal and iron deposits. Its original developers obtained a loan from Sir TItus Salt Bart. and Sons Ltd, but they went bankrupt. The directors of the Salts company, including Titus Salt Junior, took over the Dayton firm and made large investments to develope the site. They built: two large blast furnaces with a capacity of 250 tons of iron ore per day, three fire brick kilns and 200 coke ovens were constructed as well as 200 homes, a manager's house (costing $15,000), a company store, a schoolhouse and other social amenities. What had been a small hamlet grew into a sizeable town over a very short period. In 1892 the Salt business partners had to surrender their interests in Dayton due to the collapse of Sir Titus Salt (Bart) Sons and Co. Ltd. The investment the company had made in Dayton was a significant factor in the Salt family’s loss of their business and the estate of Saltaire. -
Hanson, William Head of the engineering department at Salts Mill during the nineteenth century. Great Grandfather of Donald Hanson, the chair and chief executive of Illingworth, Morris the last owners of Salts Mill as a textiles business in the 1980s. -
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. -
Salt, Catherine Catherine was born in 1846 into one family of textile magnates, the Crossleys of Halifax, and married into another when Titus Salt Junior became her husband in 1866. In some ways Catherine was quite conventional, raising four children and running her privileged Victorian household, including hosting the Prince of Wales and later his sister Princess Beatrice at her home. But Catherine clearly had deep and wide interests in social and educational issues, particularly the education of girls. She helped found Bradford Girls Grammar School and served for many years on its board, and also the board of the Salt Schools. -
Rae, Henry Norman, Sir Rae was a highly successful textile businessman and Liberal politician. Rae did his apprenticeship in the woollen trade and went into partnership with William Pickles as Pickles and Rae, woolcombers in Laisterdyke, Bradford. Rae was a good business man the firm flourished and opened offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane. He even bought some land in Australia and called it Greenhill Farm. Due to this Norman Rae and his wife travelled in Australia regularly. -
2025.60: Sir Titus Salt and Sons - a farming legacy Sir Titus Salt and Sons - a farming legacy. A soft covered book revealing that Sir Titus Salt and four of his sons were also involved in agriculture and farming as well as manufacturing The book is a detailed explanation of various aspects of the Kindergarten system, covering: Kindergarten gifts; Occupations; Ordinary school subjects; Singing; and Drill. A book by Alan Cattell building on research by local historians and three members of the Salt family to show that Sir Titus Salt and four of his sons were involved in agriculture and farming -
2025.61: Shipley Glen - the history and development of a Victorian playground Shipley Glen - the history and development of a Victorian playground by Alan Cattell. The book includes information on Sunday School / Temperance visits, ownership of the Glen, the Saltaire Exhibition. the Shipley Glen Pleasure Grounds and Japanese Gardens on Prod Lane -
2025.63: Did you know? Bradford a miscellany Did you know? Bradford a miscellany compiled by Julia Skinner with reference to the work of Clive Hardy. The book contains local facts, stories, quiz questions, recipes and photographs sourced by the Francis Frith Collection. Includes information on Sir Titus Salt, Salt's Mill and the Saltaire Club and Institute. -
2025.65: Aspects of Bradford, discovering local history A collection of essays about local history in the Bradford district. Includes a chapter by Clive Woods entitled Saltaire - vision to vision. Contains many black and white photographs.
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