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• Fairbairn, William

  William was a leading British engineer and was contracted by Titus Salt to design the interior of Salts Mill. William's significant engineering skills enabled the mill to operate smoothly and perform all the functions that took raw materials through the series of processes required to make high quality cloth. William was responsible for the Mill's iron structure, the lay-out of the machinery, the design and manufacture of the boilers, steam engines and line-shafting. He also designed a tubular-girder bridge over the river Aire that runs through the village. Fairbairn published his plans for the mill in a book that ran to four editions and was translated into French and Spanish. He was justly proud of Salts Mill, his largest work of mill construction.
• Fairlight Hall, East Sussex, United Kingdom

  A Victorian gothic mansion in its own grounds near Hastings in East Sussex. A home of Sir James Roberts in his later life.
• 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.
• First World War (1914-1918)

  The First World War was a global war waged between Germany, Austria and other 'Cental Powers' against the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Italy, the United States and their allies.
• Firth, Gary

  Gary Firth is a historian and author who has written several books on the history of Saltaire.
• Foster Collection
• Foster, Elizabeth

  Wife of Sir James Roberts who she married in 1873.
• Foster, Walter Christopher

  Early twentieth century artist. Born in Bingley, West Yorkshire
• Fowler Calculators

  Fowler Calculators was a Manchester company that was founded as the Scientific Publishing Company in 1898 by William Henry Fowler. Besides their range of calculators, they were well known for their range of engineering pocket books that they published annually. Their address was 53 New Bailey Street (1900-9 at least) and their works were later in Hampson Street, Sale. They went into liquidation in 1988. (http://www.mathsinstruments.me.uk/page17.html)
• Fry, William

  William Fry started working life on the railways but his life was transformed in his thirties when he moved to Saltaire to become the long-serving Secretary and General Manager of the Salt Schools. The 'Salt Schools eventually incorporated the High School (for Girls and Boys), the Saltaire Club and Institute, and the Technical and Art School In the late 1880s a new School of Art and Science was instigated by Titus Salt Junior. To help fund the new school and partly celebrate its opening, and Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, Salt devised the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition. William Fry became heavily involved in its planning, travelling round the country to visit other exhibitions at Edinburgh, Folkestone and Liverpool as well as the Colonial Exhibition in London. He wrote numerous letters to obtain exhibits and enlist support for the Exhibition. This was a difficult task because of competition with other exhibitions and attractions. William wrote that ‘obscurity, too small an affair’ were ‘prominent ideas to be combated’. William also became Secretary of the Sir Titus Salt's Hospital, likely after the management ot the hospital was passed to the Salts School Board in 1887.
• G1-001a-b: Shipley & Saltaire Maps

  Two copies of Jefferies 1775 map of the West Riding between Otley & Halifax. (a)-Between Wharfedale and Calderdale : (b) -Between Ilkley and Bradford
• G1-002: Shipley & Saltaire Maps

  Large Photocopy of 1st edition OS map of Shipley
• G1-003: Dixon's Mill Lane and Mill about 1848

  Copy of sketch plan of Dixon's Mill Lane and Dixon's Mill circa 1848. This is the site of the later New Mill extension to Salts Mill.
• G1-004: Shipley & Saltaire Maps

  OS Map 1:500 CC1-12- 6 (Windhill) (coloured)
• G1-005: Shipley & Saltaire Maps

  OS Map 1:500 CC1-11- 5 (Baildon Bridge & Coach Road) (coloured)
• G1-006: Shipley & Saltaire Maps

  OS Map 1:2500 201-11 (Shipley & Saltaire) [Godfrey Edition]
• G1-007: Shipley & Saltaire Maps

  OS Map 1:2500 201-15 (Frizinghall & Heaton) [Godfrey Edition]
• G1-008: Shipley & Saltaire Maps

  2 sided mounted board of OS Map 1:2500 201-11 (Shipley & Saltaire) [Godfrey Edition]
• G1-009a-c: Shipley & Saltaire Maps

  3 copies of 1908 OS map covering Saltaire
• G1-010a-c: Shipley & Saltaire Maps

  3 copies of 1922 OS map showing houses owned by Salts Mill Company