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• Bath and Wash House, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Titus Salt built the Bath and Wash houses in 1863 at a cost of £7000 (over £600,000 today). These housed 24 baths, 12 each for men and women and a Turkish bath. A warm bath would cost 6d. and a cold one 3d. The wash house contained everything people would need to wash and dry their clothes: 48 washing, rinsing and steam tubs, 48 drying closets, a steam dryer and mangles, meaning clothes could be cleaned and dried in under 1 hour. As in the rest of the North of England, the Bath and Wash Houses did not prove popular. People preferred to bathe in the privacy of their own homes and wash clothes in their own kitchen where they could also complete other tasks. The buildings were converted into houses in the late 1800s before being completely demolished in 1936. Today, a community garden has been planted on the site, following consultation with residents in 2011.
• Beatrice, Princess

  Princess Beatrice was the youngest child of Queen Victoria. In 1887 she visited Saltaire with her husband Prince Henry of Battenburg to preside at the opening of the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee, an exhibition to celebrate her mother's silver jubilee, and organised by TItus Salt Junior in honour of his father and to help funding of the new School of Art and Science in the village. The Royal party stayed with Titus Junior and his wife Catherine at thier home of Milner Field.
• Berlin, Germany

  Berlin is the capital city of Germany.
• Berry Family Collection
• Bingley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  A town in West Yorkshire, about 6 miles West of Bradford. A traditional market town, it became a site of textile production during the Industrial Revolution.
• Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

  Birmingham is a major city in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom.
• Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom

  A town in Lancashire on the West coast of England. Blackpool became a popular destination for holidays during the nineteenth century, especially for visitors from West Yorkshire. In 1953 Salts (Saltaire) Limited arranged an outing ofr its entire workforce to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the opening of Salts Mill.
• Bleasdale Collection
• Boathouse, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  The original boathouse was built in 1871. It was eventually converted to a pub. By the turn of the twenty first century the building was derelict. It was taken over, renovated and reopened as the Boathouse Inn. Unlike many buildings in Saltaire, the boathouse is unlisted due to extensive refurbishment and changes to the structure of the building. Nevertheless, it remains an important location in the village for recreation and tourism.
• Book collection
• Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Boston Spa is a village 3 miles south of Wetherby in West Yorkshire, England.
• 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.
• Bowtell Collection
• Bowtell, Albert E

  Albert Bowtell worked in the accounts department of Salts Mill for 28 years up to its end as a textile mill in 1985. He was very interested in the history of the textiles business and gave illustrated, entertaining talks on the story of Saltaire. Albert sadly died in 2003 but in 2007 his widow Joyce kindly donated his extensive archive of photographs, original documents, Salts-compay objects and newscuttings. Together, these provide an important insight into the textile industry and Salts Mill. The highlight, perhaps, are over 100 original company photographs of the inside, working mill from the early twentieth century.
• Bracknell, Berkshire, United Kingdom

  Bracknell is a town in Berkshire about 25 miles west of London.
• Bradford Beer and Cider Festival

  The Bradford Beer and Cider Festival is an annual social event held in Victoria Hall, Saltaire. The Bradford branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) organises the event. It has run each year, under various names, since 1998 (apart from the Covid years). The festival usually features many tens of different types of beers and ciders. The event is very popular and attracts visitors from across Bradford, the wider region and beyond.
• Bradford Industrial Museum

  The public museum is a former worsted spinning mill in Bradford. It contains permanent displays of textile machinery, steam power, engineering, printing machinery and motor vehicles as a testament ot Bradford's industrial heritage.
• Bradford Property Trust

  A real estate and property company originally operating in the Bradford area. In 1933 the Bradford Propery Trust purchased most of the houses and shops in Saltaire from the textiles business of Salts (Saltaire) Ltd.
• Bradford Telegraph & Argus

  The Telegraph & Argus is a daily newspaper for the Bradford area.
• Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  A large cathedral city in West Yorkshire. During the Industrial Revolution Bradford became a major centre for woollen textile production and rapidly grew in size. Titus Salt's original textile business was based in Bradford. By the 1850s the growth in size had resulted in insanitary, poor living conditions for many workers. This prompted Titus Salt to create Saltaire as a model village for his mill and its workers.