Saltaire Collection

Items

• 2024.57: Historical Notices of Shipley, Saltaire, Idle, Windhill, Wrose, Baildon, Hawksworth, Eccleshill, Calverley, Rawdon and Horsforth

  A colllection of articles on the history and notable people in districts of Bradford and surrounding towns and villages. Includes three chapters related to Saltaire: (1) Sir Titus Salt. (2) Saltaire (3) Story's Poem on Saltaire. See also 2024.55 for a facsimile copy from 1985.
• 2024.64: Sir Titus Salt and George Moore

  Sir Titus Salt and George Moore by James Burnley. Green hardback book with image of oil lamp. Part of The World's Workers series. Contains two biographies, one of Sir Titus Salt and the other of his contemporary George Moore who was a lace merchant and philanthropist. This particular book has a handwritten enscription on the first page. It states that the book was presented to 'Wm. Hollingsworth' as a prize for attendance at the Wesleyan Synday School in 1886. Signed by 'Thos. Townsend, Secretary'
• 2024.70: Illustrated history from Hipperholme to Tong by James Parker, Great Horton

  Illustrated history from Hipperholme to Tong. Includes sections on Alpaca wool/Argentina and the sale of Crow Nest house (near Halifax) to Sir Titus Salt for £28,000 in 1867 (page 479).
• 2024.74: The Story of Saltaire written, produced and directed by David Weber

  A 50 minute, widescreen film on DVD about Sir Titus Salt, Jonathan Silver and Saltaire Village
• 2024.75: From Mill to Microchip, Bradford in the Making by Bradford Heritage Recording Unit

  A booklet of black and white photographs and oral history of social and industrial change in Bradford during the twentieth century up to the 1980s. Includes mention of Sir Titus Salt and Salts Mill.
• 2024.78: The Cinemas of Bradford by GJ Mellor

  An illustrated booklet about the cinemas of Bradford. Provides an alphabetical catalogue of the cinemas in the Bradford area. Each has details of its opening and owners, a brief history and a photograph. Includes Saltaire Picturehouse.
• 2024.79: The Chartist Risings in Bradford by DG Wright

  A booklet about the Chartist Risings in Bradford during the 1830s and 1840s. Includes discussion of the Plug Riots of 1842, r'revolutions' in Bradford in 1848, and Bingley chartists. Includes mentions of Sir Titus Salt, Shipley and Shipley Glen
• 2024.83: A Brief History of Bradford's Horse and Steam Tramways 1882-1903 compiled by Frank Hartley

  An illustrated booklet about Bradford's horse and steam tramways. Mentions Saltaire horse drawn tram and sheds
• 2024.85: Aire Valley Living 2010 Issue 3

  A booklet with local information and advertising local businesses. Includes an article entitled 'Saltaire life' about the village of Saltaire. Page 51 has a map of Saltaire.
• 2024.86: The Tenth Saltaire Festival

  An illustrated programme for the Tenth Saltaire Festival 6th - 16th September 2012
• 2024.87: Alpaca World Spring 2002 Our European Adventure

  Alpaca World Spring 2002 Our European Adventure. An illustrated magazine. This first issue contains article on Saltaire on pages 32-34
• 2024.88: Alpaca from the British Alpaca Society Issue 9 Summer 2000 Alpacas past and future

  Alpaca from the British Alpaca Society Issue 9 Summer 2000 Alpacas past and future. Illustrated magazine with article on Saltaire on pages 16 and 17
• Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Boston Spa is a village 3 miles south of Wetherby in West Yorkshire, England.
• 2025.1: Black Dyke Mills: A history

  A history of the textile industry of Messrs John Foster and Son Limited at Black Dyke Mills in Queensbury, near Bradford. There are introductory chapters on the development of the worsted industry in the nineteenth century. Contains many references to Titus Salt. There is a chapter on 'The trade in alpaca and mohair' that contains information on the competition ánd collaoration with Titus salt on the importation and use of alpaca wool. Contains maps of the Black Dykes Mills complex from 1854 and 1881. There is a single page letter enclosed in the book presenting it from the company of John Foster & Son Limited to 'Mr Hibbert'.
• Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

  Newark-on-Trent is a market town in Nottinghmashire in the English midlands. Lawrence Salt, a son of Titus Salt Junior and Catherine Salt, had a home at Barnby Manor near Newark.
• Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom

  Ipswich is the county town of Suffolk
• Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

  Nottingham is a city and the county town of Nottinghamshire
• 2024.141: Domestic Pests: What they are and how to remove them

  A book by Laura Hunter on the biology of various domestic pests. Deals with their appearance (with many illustrations), and their lifecycles. Gives advice on preventing and dealing with infestations. The author Lura Hunter (nee Thorpe) was born in 1897 and brought up in Baildon, near Saltaire. She attended Salt Girls High School and went on to study for a B.Sc. at the University of Liverpool. She graduated in 1919. See also 2024.142 for a brief biography of Laura Hunter.
• 2025.10: The century's progress: Yorkshire industry and commerce 1893

  A facsimile reprint of a book from 1893 reviewing trade, industry and commerce in Yorkshire during the nioneteenth century. The first, short part is a review. THe main part of the book is a trade-directory of firms in Yorkshire. Includes drawings of machinery, buildings and products.
• 2025.13: Bradford and the industrial revolution: An economic history 1760-1840

  A history of the industrial development of Bradford and its surrounding areas from the middle of eighteenth century to the middle of the nineteenth. Discusses: land ownership; wealth distribution before the industrial revolution; the transport revolution, including the building of the cancals and railways; the importance of the mineral industries in the Bradford area; the rise of the worsted trade; the urban development of Bradford.