Items

• H2-119b: Various Lists from Baker's Papers

  Booklet: 'Various Lists from Baker's Papers' compiled by Ian Watson. John Baker acted as local agent in Saltaire for Sir James Roberts after Sir James' retirement and move from Saltire. The letters contain a great deal of information on land dealings, rents, pensions and other business issues.
• H2-131: Roberts Wedding photograph

  'Wedding of Bertram Foster Roberts to Gertrude Denby' (Ladies Pictorial)
• H2-132: Jubilee of the Foundation of Saltaire

  'Jubilee of the Foundation of Saltaire' (Yorkshire Daily Observer 19th September 1903)
• H2-133: Jubilee of the Foundation of Saltaire

  'Jubilee of the Foundation of Saltaire', newspaper article from the Shipley Times & Express
• H2-135: Salt Schools Presidential Address by the Archbishop of York

  'Salt Schools Presidential Address by the Archbishop of York', article from Shipley Times & Express
• H2-136: A Statue of Sir Titus Salt: Gift by Mr James Roberts

  'A Statue of Sir Titus Salt: Gift by Mr James Roberts' - an article in the Yorkshire Observer
• H2-137: Saltaire: Its Origins and History

  A newspaper article on the history of Saltaire. Published in 1903 when Sir James Roberts commissioned a statue of Saltaire's founder, SIr TItus Salt, to be placed in Saltaire Park (now Roberts Park). There are photographs of the statue, Sir James Roberts and his son Bertram Roberts and of Salts Mill.
• H2-138: The City of Bradford

  'The City of Bradford' (Baptist Times & Freeman)
• H2-139: Sir Titus Salt Hospital Re-opening

  Advertisement re.'Sir Titus Salt Hospital Re-opening' (Shipley Times & Express)
• H2-144: James Roberts at Saltaire Rose Show

  Newspaper article entitled 'Famous Yorkshire Rose Show: A Big Success'. Includes a photograph of Sir James and Lady Roberts. Published in Daily Sketch 13th July 1911
• H2-148: Origins of Saltaire

  'The Founding of Saltaire' (Yorkshire Observer Budget)
• H2-160b: Oxenhope Mill: James Roberts' first employment

  A photograph of Oxenhope Mill where Sir James Roberts first worked as a boy.
• H2-163a-b: The Street Decorations

  Newspaper article on Bertram Foster Roberts & Gertrude Denby's wedding - 1903
• H2-164a: Brass Castle, Harden

  2 photographs of 'Brass Castle', Harden. Marked 'Birthplace of Elizabeth Foster'. Elizabeth Foster was the wife of Sir James Roberts
• H2-164b: Brass Castle, Harden

  Enlarged photograph of 'Brass Castle', Harden. Marked 'Mr and Mrs Foster ?' who were the parents of Elizabeth Foster, wife of Sir James Roberts
• H2-165a: Jubilee Souvenir

  Copy of Sir Titus Salt Bart. Sons & Co Limited Jubilee Souvenier Brochure - 1903, celebrating 50 years since Salts Mill was opened. 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 in 1867.
• H2-177a,c: James Denby Roberts opened New Cricket Pavilion given by Sir James Roberts

  Article and photograph from the Yorkshire Observer newspaper of Sir James Roberts with grandchildren at the opening of the Saltaire Park Cricket Pavillion, May 1914. Sir James is pictured between Percy Illingworth MP, the Chief Government Whip and MP for Shipley, and Mr R Brook. Sir James Roberts had funded the building of the pavillion.
• H2-178a,c: Photographs of James Henry Roberts

  James Henry Roberts at different ages, although identity of the person pictured is not confirmed. James William Roberts was the son of Sir James Roberts
• H2-179a-d: Sir James Roberts with grandchildren and mill engine

  Sir James Roberts with grandchildren and Mill engine (4 photos)
• H2-180: Salts Mill engine 'Mary'

  Salts Mill engine 'Mary' with engineer