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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'. -
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. -
2025.14: Kelly's directory of Bradford and suburbs 1912 A facsimile copy of Kelly's directory covering Bradford and the surrounding area including Baildon and Shipley (which included Saltaire). Comprises a brief introduction to Bradford and then listings: an alphabetical street list with occupants and their trades or form of employment; an alphabetical inhabitants list; a list of trades and tradespeople. -
2025.2: The Bradford Antiquary April 1952 The Bradford Antiquary The Journal of the Bradford Historical and Antiquarian Society New Series Part 36 Apriil 1952, includes illustrations and maps -
2025.21: The Bradford Antiquary 2010 The Bradford Antiquary The Journal of the Bradford Historical and Antiquarian Society Third series No.14 2010. -
2025.22: The Bradford Antiquary 2011 The Bradford Antiquary The Journal of the Bradford Historical and Antiquarian Society Third series No.15 2011. -
2025.3: The Bradford Antiquary February 1956 The Bradford Antiquary The Journal of the Bradford Historical and Antiquarian Society New Series Part 38 February 1956, includes illustrations -
2024.143: Old Ordnance Survey Map Shipley & Saltaire 1906 A reproduction of the 1906 Ordnance Survey Map, part of the Godfrey Edition. Yorkshire Sheet 201.11. On the back of the map there is modern text of a brief history of Shipley from 1775 up to the first years of the twentieth century. There is also a reproduction of a street index of Shipley from 1906. -
2025.29: Victorian shopping: Harrod's catalogue 1895 A facsimile reproduction of Harrod's catgalogue from 1895. Harrod's is an up-market department store in London. The catalogue contains Descriptions, illustrations and costs of all the items available in the store. Includes, household goods, clothing, funerary goods, haberdashery, pharmaceuticals, and office goods.
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