Saltaire Collection

Items

• A2-064c: Drawing Room

  Small Photograph of Drawing Room at Milner Field
• A2-064d: Conservatory at Milner Field

  Small photograph of Conservatory at Milner Field
• A2-064e: Conservatory at Milner Field

  Enlarged photograph of Conservatory at Milner Field
• A2-064f: Salt Family Residences.

  Small photograph of the Terrace at Milner Field
• A2-064g: Milner FIeld house

  Enlarged photograph of Milner Field House
• A2-064h: Salt Family Residences.

  Photograph of partially demolished Milner Field
• C2b-102/1: Slides for presentations by Albert Bowtell

  Albert Bowtell used these slides in talks to various groups. He had two presentations: one about the Salt story, including Saltaire village and architecture; the other was about Titus Salt and Salts Mill.
• C3a-075a: An account of life in Saltaire: 1894 onwards

  An account of life in Saltaire 1894 onwards by Clara Barraclough [nee Knott]. Associated with a photograph of the Yorkshire Amateur Swimming Association in 1961 [C3a-075c], Shipley Swimming Team [C3a-075] and a note about Martha Knott.
• C3a-083a,c,e: Saltaire born and bred by Audrey May Tattam

  An account of being born in and growing up in Saltaire by Audrey May Tattam (nee Lee). Audrey was born in 1926. The booklet contains personal recollections of her early years, including attending school and the Second World War. Includes some photographs. Copy C3a-083a is signed by Audrey and says 'Love from Audrey Tattam 'God gave us memories' ' says
• C3b-039: SALTAIRE : A look at the past

  Video of 'SALTAIRE : A look at the past'
• C3b-423: Saltaire village, Documents (Places)
• D3-003: Toboggan Run on Shipley Glen

  A reproduction photograph of the Toboggan Slide on Shipley Glen, a green open space near Saltaire. The Toboggan Slide was a large attraction and part of the 'Pleasure Grounds' that offered many different forms of entertainment to the public . THe photograph shows the Toboggan Slide disappearing up hill to the top of Shipley Glen. There is a single trolley on the slide, but no people.
• D3-117: Chinese Sculpture

  Chinese stone sculpture found during the excavations prior to building the greenhouses for Shipley College Gardens and horticulture students. It is believed that the sculpture was part of a Japanese Village which was part of the in the 1887 Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition. It is a Taoist scuplture depicting several deities, accourding to a letter from the Deputy Keeper of Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1968. From the left the deities are the Ch'ang the Moon Queen, Ch'ih-chang the Sun King, Shou Lau the God of Longevity with his deer and the central figure is Fu Hsing or Lu Hsingthe God of happiness or weath.
• F1a-320b: Competitor's ticket

  A ticket issued by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society to allow a competitor entrance to their Bradford Show on 24 July 1914
• A1-106: Mrs Titus Salt's Visitors Book & Dinner Guests 1887-1904

  A small notebook with lined paper containing Catherine Salt's handwritten lists and comments. Catherine used this book to help plan social gatherings such as garden parties, formal dinners and parties, including the 'coming out' party of her daughter Isabel. Catherine Salt became a widow in late 1887 so most of the events occur when she was the sole head of the household at Milner Field and for the last two years at Denton Hall in Ilkley. The book contains such things as: - lists of invitees to the events (but not who actually attended). - arrangements of items for parties and the rooms in her house Milner Field where the items were to be located - required items and services from commercial suppliers and trades people - comments on the aftermath of the events, including notes on damages sustained and things that had gone wrong The notebook was used from both ends at the same time, with the book flipped over. Further research is required to understand why there are two different uses. Note that a small number of pages are blank. There are also several loose pages that have been placed in the notebook, apparently with the same type of details as the notebook: 1. A single page listing items and their costs for an event in 1896 2. A double-sided singel sheet with a list of people for an event on 'May 20'. Some entries have ticks against them. 3. A double-sided single sheet for a 'Dance' on May 7 1892. Seems to contain items required fore the dance 4. Four pages mainly containing names of people who had accepted or declined attendance at an event. Also some notes.
• F1a-321: History of The Bradford Property Trust 1928-1978

  Booklet: 'History of The Bradford Property Trust 1928-1978' by John Brennan (1978). The Bradford Property Trust purchased the village of Saltaire from Salts (Saltaire) Limited in 1933.
• E2b-027a,b: Shipley College Exhibition Building

  1 laminated with cream border & 1 Photograph of the Exhibition Building of Shipley College from the 1970s. The front of the bulding on Exhibition Road is shown
• B1-490a-c: Plastic label

  Plastic label for 'Salts (Saltaire) Made in England since 1853' (showing alpaca and Union Flag) plus laminated copy & photocopy of the same
• 2019.54.1a-b-c-d-e: Shops on VIctoria Road

  Photograph of shops in lower part of Victoria Road. The Muschamp family ran number 7 Victoria Road as a grocers shop between 1952 and 1958.
• 2022.84: Portrait of Arthur Hill

  Framed oil painting of Arthur Hill, a director of Salts (Saltaire) Limited when it was first listed as a public company in 1923. The portrait is of Hill in older age.