Items · Saltaire Collection

2019.28a: Aerial view of Saltaire

Aerial photograph of Saltaire by C.H. Wood Ref. No. A14464. With pencilled information on reverse

2019.4.1: Attendant badge

Attendant badge for the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition.

2019.4.2: Ticket

Ticket for the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition. Red coloured book cloth cover with gold detailed saltaire crest and the words 'Exhibitor. Saltaire 1887.' The bottom of the inside of the ticket includes the signature of the secretary, name of the holder, and a signature of the holder.

2019.4.3: Exhibition medals

Exhibition medals from the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition one with an image of Queen Victoria and another with the Saltaire Crest. Stored in a purple box with signs of wear. One medal has an image of Queen Victoria bordered by a floral wreath pattern and includes the text 'The Royal Yorkshire Jubilee - Exhibition - Saltaire 1887' around the edge. The other medal has an image of the Saltaire crest with the text 'Registered common seal of the governors of the salt schools shipley' around the edge of the medal.

2019.4.4: book mark

Book mark advertising the opening of the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition.

A2-024: The King was in his counting house, stained glass

An image drawn onto glass portraying a king counting his money with the title 'the King was in the countinghouse'. It is aparently from the children's nursery in Milner Field house which is now demolished.

A2-025a: Glass find sparks Salt history plea

Newspaper Article from the Shipley Target, about Albert Bowtells find of a piece of the stained glass from Milner Field. The glass was then gifted by Mr Bowtell to the collection.

A2-025b: Salt Family - Residences

Photocopy of a cartoon from Shipley Target on finding of stained glass from Milner Field

A2-026: At Home with Sir Titus

Article from 'The Dalesman' by Iredale and Townhill about Crow Nest near Halfiax, a home of Sir Titus Salt

A2-027: Lightcliffe village

Set of 7 photographs of Lightcliffe village, church and lodge. Sir Titus Salt's favourite home was at Crow Nest in Lightcliffe.

B1-032/5/60: Photograph of people coming out of the mill into Victoria Road (1920s?)

Workers walking up Victoria Road. Children can be seen in the front left of the picture. A clear sign saying 'Anniversary Reverand William Paxton Oliver A Thornton' is visible

B1-032/5/61: Photograph of people coming out of Salts Mill into Victoria Road (1920s?) (2)

Slightly blurred photograph of workers coming out of Salts Mill into Victoria Road. A number of children can be seen in the front of the photograph. Very few of the faces can be clearly seen. A sign to the right says 'Anniversary Reverand William Paxton'