Items

• 2022.54: Joseph Wright by Dorothy White

  A brief hsitory on the life of Professor Joseph Wright - The Thackley-born editor of the English Dialect Dictionary who had some primary education and early employment in Salatire
• 2022.60: Sir Titus Salt Bart Sons & Co. Jubilee Souvenir 1853-1903

  A booklet published to celebrate the 50 year jubilee of the founding of the Saltaire Mill. With text and black and white photographs. 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.
• 2022.61: Titus Salt and Saltaire - Industry and Virtue by John Styles

  A short history of Saltaire, containing text and black and white photographs
• 2022.62: It's a Mean Old Scene by Jim Greenhalf

  A History of Modern Bradford from 1974
• 2022.63: Village to Mill Town: Shipley and it's Society 1600-1870 by George Sheeran

  Contains text, photographs and line drawings relating to the physical growth of Shipley from the 17th to the 19th century
• 2022.66: Mechanization and Misery- The Bradford Woolcombers Report pf 1843

  A reprint of an 1845 publication on the conditions of the Woolcombers, with an introduction by J.A. Jowitt
• 2022.68: Bradford Antiquary -1971

  Contains an article on: 'The Irish in Victorian Bradford' by C. Richardson; also 'John Nicholson - Unpublished documents' by James Ogden
• 2022.69: Bradford Antiquary -1982

  An edition of the journal of the Bradford ANtiquarian Society. Contains an article on: 'Mid-Victorian Bradford' by D.G. Wright which mentions Sir Titus Salt.
• 2022.70: Bradford Antiquary - 1987

  An edition of the journal of the Bradford Antiquarian Society. Contains chapter called "Crisis at Saltaire"pages 1-10. This is a brief account of a meeting to discuss the future of Salts Mill following its closure as a working textile factory in 1986. Most of the article is a report of an address given by Dr Lindstrum on the important heritage of Sats Mill and Saltaire.
• 2022.71: Bradford Antiquary - 2003

  An edition of the journal of the Bradford Antiquarian Society. Contains an article on: 'The Development of Education in Saltaire' by Stanley Varo
• 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.
• Newton Abbot, Devon, United Kingdom

  Newton Abbot is a market town in Devon in south west England.
• Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom

  Major city in the North East of England.
• Llanfairfechan, Clwyd, United Kingdom

  Llanfairfechan is coastal town and seaside resort on the north coast of Wales. Students from the Salts Grammar School visited Llanfairfechan in 1954.
• Cullercoats, Northumberland, United Kingdom

  Cullercoats is a village on the coast of Northumberland in England. Cullercoats has a good beach and is a popular holiday and day-trip destination. Students from the Salts Grammar School visited the village in 1955.
• Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

  Bourton-on-the-Water is a village in the Cotswolds area of Gloucesershire in the south west of England. Bourton-on-the-water is a popular tourist destination and was visited by students from teh Salt Grammar School in 1954.
• Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

  Derby is a city in the English midlands. An ancient market town, Derby became a leading site for textile production during the earliest days of the Industrial Revolution.
• 2022.20: Bygone Bradford

  A book of black and white photographs from the commercial archive of the Bradford Telegraph and Argus newspaper. The book includes views of many events and places in Bradford and the surrounding areas. Includes the following photographs relevant to Saltaire: page 113, the statue of Sir Titus Salt in its original position outside Bradford Town Hall (it is now located in Lister Park in the outskirts of Bradford); page 115, Salts (Saltaire) LImited private fire brigade pictured with their fire engine in 1939; page 127, the Salts Silver Band in the village in 1931.
• 2022.21: Memories of Bradford: Wonderfully nostalgic images of Bradford people, places and events, 1930 to 1970.

  A book of black and white photographs mainly from the commercial archive of Wood Visual Communications, Bradford. The book includes an 'At work' section which has several images of people involved in various parts of the textiles industry.
• C3a-011g: Saltaire World Heritage Site: Management Plan leaflet

  A gate-fold printed leaflet informing people of the plan to submit Saltaire to UNESCO for consideration as a World Heritage Site and the need for a Management Plan. Includes advertising for public workshops to be held in 2000.