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• 2025.15: The aesthetics of Utopia: Saltaire, Akroydon and Bedford Park

  Discusses three model industrail villages built in the second half of the nineteenth century. Includes consideration fo their different architectural styles. Has chapeters on: Saltaire (italianate style), Akroydon (in Halifax, gothic style); Bedford Park (west London - QUeen Anne Revival)
• 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.
• Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

  Gloucester is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire
• Wilsden, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Wilsden is a village in West Yorkshire about 6 miles west of Bradford.
• 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.
• 2018.77.2: 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
• 2024.150.1: 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.
• 2024.150.4: High Tea guest list

  A tabular list of attendees at the High Tea event in the Glen Room of Victoria Hall as part of the 2015 Conversazione.
• 2024.150.6: Report on the 18th April 2015 Conversazione at VIctoria Hall

  A one page typewritten report on the 2015 Conversazione. Includes details of the successful events, and thoughts for different actions if the event was to reoccur.
• D1-070.1: Articles about the 1998 Great Bradford Beer Exhibition

  Articles celebrating the success of Saltaire's first time hosting the Great Bradford Beer Exhibition in 1998 in Victoria Hall.
• D1-070.2: Beer tokens for the 1998 Great Bradford Beer Exhibition

  Beer tokens for the 1998 Great Bradford Beer Exhibition, the first year that Saltaire hosted the festival in Victoria Hall.
• D1-070.3: Booklet for the 1998 Great Bradford Beer Exhibition

  The official booklet for the 1998 Great Bradford Beer Exhibition, the first time this exhibition was hosted in Saltaire (Victoria Hall). It features a history of Saltaire and the list of beers available at the festival.
• D1-070.4: Booklet for the 2000 Premier Beer Festival

  The official booklet for the 2000 Premier Beer Festival, the first time this exhibition was hosted in Saltaire (Victoria Hall). It features an introduction to and history of Saltaire, the making of the festival, and the list of beers and entertainment available at the festival and Bradford-based supporting companies.
• D1-070.5: Booklet for the 2001 Bradford Beer Festival

  The official booklet for the 2001 Beer Festival hosted in Saltaire (Victoria Hall), called '2001 - A Beer Oddity'. It features the list of beers and entertainment available at the festival and Bradford-based supporting companies.
• D1-070.6: Posters for the 1998 Great Bradford Beer Exhibition

  The official posters for the 1998 Great Bradford Beer Exhibition, featuring dates and admission prices.
• Second World War (1939-1945)

  The Second World War was a global war waged between Germany, Italy, Japan and and other 'Axis Powers' against the United Kingdom, France, the United States and their many allies. Most countries in the world were involved.