Saltaire Collection

Items

• H2-208.135: Baker Letters - regarding: sale of fields; sale of boat house and land

  No offer as yet from Mr Feather or Mr Berry. Mt Sutton would like the boathouse and land.
• H2-208.136: Baker Letters - Accounts October 1919

  Accounts for October 2019
• H2-208.137: Baker Letters - invoice for work

  Invoice from Joseph Lee contractor for £3 18s 9d
• H2-208.138: Baker Letters - regarding: leak at Green Lane Lodge

  Burst pipe at Green Lane Lodge. Plumbers / builders were taking down the hospital at Morten Bank and re-erecting one on the quarry grounds besides Saltaire Hospital - hostel for 100 women. So too busy to fix leak. Alterations to mill described.
• H2-208.139: Baker Letters - regarding: paying a plumber. buiklding and repairs; state of Saltaire Park and its sale

  Apologies for paying a plumber. Mr Normington has built his workshop. Mr Thomas & Co were to do not more alterations before winter. Mr Stephenson, a farmer, asked to have his door thresholds repaired. The park is in a wretched state. Greenhouses leased to Mr Badland. The sale of park and greenhouses to be done separately.
• H2-208.14: Baker Letter 1918-1922 - Photocopies of originals

  Receipt on small piece of paper, regarding work carried out at Milner Field by Mr Smith.
• H2-208.140: Baker Letters - regarding: sale of the two mills and land, and boat house and land; new mill owners purchase houses

  Mr Thomas asked the price of the two mills and land. Mr Sutton asked about the boathouse and land. Mr Badland stated people felt the new firm should take the park as it was used by their tenants and workers. The firm bought 50 houses in Saltaire from Mt Thornton for £6250. Mr Willy send noticed to allotments near Masonâ??s Mill.
• H2-208.141: Baker Letters - regarding: grinding room; Midland Railway land; Saltaire Park in a bad state

  Mr Thomas had finished grinding room. Mr Knowles wants land belonging to Midland Railway. The park is in a bad state. Mr Badland thinks it would take 3 or 4 men 3 years to get it back to pre-war state. Mr & Mrs Moorby mentioned.
• H2-208.142: Baker Letters - Accounts November 1919

  Accounts for November 2019
• H2-208.143: Baker Letters - regarding: repairs on Albert Road; sale of fields; pipe repair

  Bill for gap in wall on Albert Road near Lloyds Bank mending. Mr Feather given up idea of owning fields. Bill taken to Mr Robinson for pipe repair.
• H2-208.144: Baker Letters - regarding: bill for wall repair; park gardener

  Apologies bill for wall repair displeased Sir James but building trade have high wages and it was a danger to the public . Mr Stephenson asked about the steps again. Mr Badland mentioned Mr Moorby being park gardener, but Moorby refused. Mr Badland will give tender for park.
• H2-208.145: Baker Letters - regarding: boathouse repairs needed

  Mr Sutton of boathouse states set pot has a hole and he needs a new one.
• H2-208.146: Baker Letters - Accounts December 1919

  Accounts for December 2019
• H2-208.147: Baker Letters - Accounts December 1919

  Accounts for December 2019
• H2-208.148: Baker Letters - regarding: new roof on workshop; sale of land

  Normington is putting a new roof on his workshop; Land Knowles wishes to buy between railway and Normingtonâ??s building
• H2-208.149: Baker Letters - regarding: Rents for allotments and cottage tenants; death of John Baker's son

  Rents for allotments and cottage tenants at Hirst; Mr Thomas renting Hirst House for £40 a year; still waiting for plans of Hirst mill from Mr. Thomas; Baker buried his youngest son Harold last Saturday, died from pneumonia, leaves wife and 2 children and only 30
• H2-208.15: Baker Letters - receipt

  Receipt from H.Edmondson for stationery
• H2-208.150: Baker Letters - regarding: plans of allotments; Saltaire Park to be looked after by Bradford Council

  Plans of allotments to be done; Park to be looked after by Bradford rather than Shipley; mentions Mr Robert Thornton, Mr Frederick Smith, Mr T Gray, Mr George Overend
• H2-208.151: Baker Letters - Accounts January 1920

  Accounts for January 2020
• H2-208.152: Baker Letters - regarding: opposition to Saltaire Park ownership; plans from Glyn Thomas

  Baker has been ill with bad cold; Mr Denison and others didnâ??t like the Park going to Bradford; Denison tool John Inceâ??s position; Plans from Glyn Thomas describing rooms; Mr Robinson trying to sell the Lord Mayor [William Wade] the Park, greenhouses; greenhouses suppled from Glen Reservoir